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.
A strike by air controllers in France has led to serious delays to flights to and from Gibraltar airport. Although mainly affecting movements in French airports, the six-day strike has a secondary impact on all flights using French airspace.
The GSD has announced a raft of policy measures designed to remove the electorate's “sense of detachment” from local politics and increase government accountability. The changes, which the GSD has committed itself to implementing if elected next year, seek to introduce a series of checks and balances on government power and ensure that the opposition and the public are more involved in the way Gibraltar is run.