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.
At an impromptu meeting of the Development and Planning Commission on Friday evening, the panel approved amended plans for a Marriott Hotel and office block at the site of the former Royal Yacht Club. Presenting the amended plans, the architects insisted that there is a need for a 4 or 5 start hotel of this calibre, in Gibraltar.
Following recent meetings with the Royal Academy of Art, the Ministry of Culture is developing various projects that would see the Ministry and the Royal Academy working together to extend strategic support for the Fine Arts in Gibraltar. The aims of this collaboration are to widen the scope for artistic and cultural activities and to export Gibraltar’s culture to other countries.