The Government says it notes, “with disappointment”, the European Parliament’s objection, today, to the entry into force of the European Commission’s decision to remove certain jurisdictions, including Gibraltar, from the EU’s list of ‘high-risk’ third-countries with strategic deficiencies as regards anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (“AML/CFT”).
The Government has announced that the LLP regulations will be published in the gazette and the Limited Liability Partnership Act will come into operation tomorrow. Number Six says this is “an excellent addition to the growing suite of new and refreshed legislation arising from the Government’s commitment to support practitioners in our jurisdiction.”
The £6 million private project for wine vaults in unused pre-World War Two tunnels by Devil’s Tower Road was up for discussion at today’s Development and Planning Commission (DPC) meeting.
The Government says that “following the horrific and barbaric attacks perpetrated in Brussels today” the Chief Minister, Fabian Picardo, has written a letter of condolence on behalf of the people of Gibraltar to the Belgian Prime Minister, M. Charles Michel.