Below follows a joint statement on the progress of the EU-UK Agreement in respect of Gibraltar:
European Commission Executive Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič, Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares and UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron, together with the Chief Minister of Gibraltar Fabian Picardo met in Brussels on Friday 12 April.
Two years ago, the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) carried out its first-ever inspection of Gibraltar’s detention facilities. A year later, it published its Report findings, to which the Government of Gibraltar officially responded.
Unite the Union is calling on fellow unions, NGOs and the community at large to support a peaceful demonstration it is holding tomorrow Thursday at 1.00pm at the entrance of the Naval Base.