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 Strategic Coordinating Group monitoring Legionnaire’s Disease convened on Friday afternoon for the third time to monitor and review the situation. The meeting was chaired by the Minister for Health Gemma Vasquez and attended by the Minister for Civil Contingencies Leslie Bruzon.
The Gibraltar Health Authority are now offering the flu vaccine to any child or young adult that has still not received them. The vaccine is a nasal spray and does not require a syringe or needle.
Minister for Environment and Climate Change John Cortes was a panellist on Friday at COP28, the UN Climate Summit in the United Arab Emirates in a discussion on Net Zero and the Paris Agreement in small territories.
The Ministry of Equality is inviting potential new mentors and mentees for the fifth cycle of the Ministry of Equality’s Women’s Mentorship Programme to register their interest.