European Commission Executive Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič, Spanish Minister for Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation José Manuel Albares and UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy, together with the Chief Minister of Gibraltar Fabian Picardo, met in Brussels earlier today.
The Gibraltar Football Association impressed this weekend at an away friendly with Estonia at the ‘Le Coq Arena’ that resulted in a 1 – 1 draw. Before the game, the team was subjected to a 14 hour delay at Frankfurt Airport, which caused them to sacrifice two training session and disrupt many of the players’ hydration and fatigue levels.
Following the expiry recently of the six month period set by the Commission to review the operation of the Frontier between Gibraltar and Spain, the Chief Minister has formally notified the Commission of the measures that have been taken by Gibraltar ‘in line with the recommendations’ set by then in November.
The Equality Rights Group has sent its congratulations to Nadine and Alicia Muscat on the occasion of their civil partnership, the first to be celebrated in Gibraltar. Nadine changed her surname by deed poll recently to adopt her partner’s name.