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 hourly turnout rates for today’s European Parliament elections are, after a slow start, closely following those recorded when Gibraltar last went to the polls in 2009.
The Type 23 Frigate HMS Northumberland arrives in Gibraltar tomorrow for a short visit as she sets out on a seven--month operational deployment to the Gulf region.
After Spain’s recent announcement that it would step up checks at the border, a spokesperson for the UK Government has said that the problems affecting border flow are raised on a regular basis in “high-level conversations” with the Commission. The statement says that these exchanges have intensified in the run-up to the Commission’s six-month deadline.
The Opposition has said that Mr. Picardo is “plummeting to new depths by misleading the people of Gibraltar” with his latest statement on public finances.