Gibraltar’s representation at the Labour Party Conference continued yesterday evening with the Gibraltar Reception hosted by the Chief Minister Fabian Picardo and featuring a keynote speech by the UK Minister for Europe and the Overseas Territories Stephen Doughty MP.
During his time in Berlin this week, at the OECD Global Forum the Chief Minister signed the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information (MCAA), which is generally known as Global FATCA.
Steven Linares, the Minister with responsibility for Utilities, Fire Service , Postal Service, Refuse Collection and Civil Contingency is currently in Edinburgh attending a Commonwealth Local Government Forum Conference. The Conference is discussing issues of Devolution and Decentralisation after the Scottish referendum.
The Government says it notes that the Opposition are ‘not happy’ with the new MAN buses. The Ministry of Transport says it wishes to address any concerns that the public may have as to the new bus fleet.