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Sanchez Gone Bananas, Says Government Spokesman

The weekend was a hugely politically difficult one, with confusion across Europe, particularly emanating from London, Brussels, Madrid and Gibraltar.  Read more

Illegal parking in Blue Bays Increases from £100 to £500

The Ministry of Equality together with the Ministry of Infrastructure and Planning have announced that there will be an increase in the fixed penalty, from £100 to £500, for parking in an Accessible Parking Bay without holding or clearly displaying a Blue Badge. The changes arise as a result of a review of reported misuse of accessible parking bays.  Read more

UK response to Council minutes statement on territorial scope: No doubt about British sovereignty

Letters from the UK’s Permanent Representative to the EU to the Secretary General of the Council and the Secretary General of the Commission on UK sovereignty over Gibraltar.  Read more

Statement by the Chief Minister

My dear fellow Gibraltarians,

Ahead of the Special European Council in Brussels tomorrow, I have held an extraordinary session of the Gibraltar Cabinet this evening.

Tonight, I want to be clear with you all about what the current situation is. Read more

We have stuck with Britain in the past, and we will stick with Britain in the future, says Government

CHIEF MINISTER’S STATEMENT TO PARLIAMENT ON BREXIT NEGOTIATIONS

Despite the parallel storm that is raging on Gibraltar related matters, I returned from Madrid with the Government’s Brexit team where we have negotiated the final details of the package of measures that will apply to Gibraltar in the context of our withdrawal from the European Union together with the United Kingdom.  Read more

Special meetings galore as the Brexit crunch nears

The chief minister Fabian Picardo and the deputy chief minister Dr Joseph Garcia returned to the Rock yesterday afternoon after talks in Madrid to conclude pending work on the memoranda that form part of the EU withdrawal agreement.  Read more

Government Contributions to Gibraltar Community Care Trust short by £3.4 million, says Opposition

A review of the unaudited accounts of Gibraltar Community Care Trust in the five years to 30 June 2017 reveals a discrepancy between what the Trust records as received and what the Gibraltar Government says it has contributed to the Trust. This matter has been raised by the GSD MP with Shadow responsibility for Public Finance Roy Clinton in a letter sent to the Principal Auditor last week.  Read more