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Gill on Gib

With all the political drama that has being going on recently, and no one really knowing what is happening, it was a bit like the Ockey cokey last weekend, In, out, In, Out, shake it all about. I gave up following it all, and thought to myself, "Enough" and switched off by refusing to speculate or believe one side or the other. At one point it appeared that both sides disagreed and were going to sign an agreement to contradict their statements. The world has gone mad.  Read more

CALLS FOR BORRELL TO RESIGN AFTER BEING FINED

There have been calls in Spain for their foreign minister Josep Borrell to resign after it was alleged that he had made improper use of privileged information. 

The news broke yesterday after reports said that he had been fined 30,000 euros for using privileged information to sell shares in a company called Abengoa. Read more

Support for Gibraltar in UK parliament

Meanwhile, support for Gibraltar continues in the UK, as the following two examples of questions in Parliament show. 

Question from Lord Luce, ex Governor: My Lords, I first thank the Government for their support of the people of Gibraltar. But will the Minister confirm that no concessions whatever have been made to the EU in the past few days over Gibraltar? Read more

Spain has not changed one iota in its stance towards Gibraltar, says GSD leader

The events of the last few days have demonstrated that we must remain vigilant in all negotiations affecting Gibraltar, that Spain has not changed one iota its stance towards us and that UK assurances while strong on sovereignty also reveal that their national interest and objectives are different to ours, said GSD leader Keith Azopardi in a statement last night.  Read more

Gibraltar Finance address at European Parliament on Blockchain and Governance

Paul Astengo, Senior Finance Centre Executive, will attend the European Parliament on Tuesday, 4th December, as part of a panel discussion organised by Blockchain4Europe. The panel discussion entitled ‘Blockchain and Governance’ will bring together experts working in all sectors of financial technology, from regulation and governance to startup and business leaders.  Read more

Abortion proposals rejected

In a joint communique today by the ERG/Unite Pro-Choice Campaign, Gillian Birkett, Regional Officer for the Union, and Felix Alvarez, Chair of Equality Rights Group, have unambiguously rejected Government’s Command Paper proposals on abortion, announcing ‘a decisive stepping up of our joint campaign to bring a just and modern law to Gibraltar that cherishes the right to choose of all women on the issue of pregnancy.’  Read more

LNG Safety Report Finally Published, Three Years Later, says Hammond

The GSD notes the online publication by Government of parts of the Shell LNG Safety Report late last week and is conducting an assessment of whether the published content contains sufficient information to comply with legislation. Read more