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.
In order to celebrate and honour 350 years of the Royal Marines, 350 Marines will carry out the annual Rock Run on October 24th 2014. The weekend will include a number of festivities set to celebrate the Corps’ birthday including brunch at the naval base, a lunch with the Governor and a prestigious birthday party at the Khaima.
The run will begin in Casemates Square and end at the top of the Rock. The team aims to raise £6 million for the Royal Marines Charitable Trust Fund, which will help Marines who have been wounded in Afghanistan.
Within this morning’s Financial Times Chief Minister Fabian Picardo’s letter was published.
The letter read, ‘Sir,
Your otherwise excellent editorial for Tuesday 5th February on Argentina and the Falkland Islands is wrong only in one material respect. Successive British Foreign Secretaries have insisted that they will not engage bilaterally with Spain on Gibraltar issues, referring their counterparts to the Trilateral Process for Dialogue in which the UK, Spain and Gibraltar have agreed to discuss all matters of mutual interest except sovereignty.
Following his appointment as GSD leader, Daniel Feetham accused the GSLP/ Liberal Government of perpetrating an ‘electoral fraud’ on the electorate, for not being able to deliver their manifesto commitments. The Government has today responded to the claim, noting that it is absurd and betrays a lack of understanding of what happened when the GSD repeated a number of pledges in two General Election manifestos because they were unable to deliver those pledges on time.
Today’s YGTV Daily Photograph Competition winner is Cerianne Harrison, once again, for her heart-warming shot of a baby sitting on a suitcase. The soft undertones of the photograph, as well as the subject matter, keeps the viewer’s interest.