European Parliament backs Gibraltar’s removal from EU high-risk list

European Parliament backs Gibraltar’s removal from EU high-risk list

9th July 2025

The European Parliament on Wednesday approved a European Commission proposal removing Gibraltar from the EU’s list of high-risk jurisdictions with deficiencies in their anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing frameworks. MEPs rejected four resolutions that would have blocked approval of the Commission’s proposal, in effect giving it their backing. This was the second time the...

GCS launches Bronze Award programme for Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award

9th July 2025

Gibraltar Cultural Services, on behalf of the Ministry of Culture, is launching its initial Bronze Award programme under the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award this September. Recognised earlier this year as an Approved Activity Provider for the award in Gibraltar, GCS is encouraging participants to develop skills in arts and culture while contributing to the...

MEPs vote today on EU high-risk list as Vox seeks to block Gibraltar’s removal

9th July 2025

The European Parliament will today vote on a proposal from the European Commission to update the EU’s list of high-risk jurisdictions to include some countries and remove others, including Gibraltar. MEPs will vote on four proposed amendments to the Commission’s “delegated act” any of which, if passed, would lead to the proposal being blocked. This...

CM opens new Department of Immigration and Home Affairs

8th July 2025

The Chief Minister, Fabian Picardo, opened the new Department of Immigration and Home Affairs in Leanse Place, which replaces the former Civil Status and Registration Office on Secretary’s Lane. Mr Picardo unveiled the new premises in the presence of the Chief Secretary, Glendon Martinez, the Director of Immigration and Home Affairs Karl Triay and the...

Gibraltar scientists contribute to major international study on Neanderthal coastal activity

8th July 2025

Scientists from the Gibraltar National Museum have contributed to a new international study that sheds light on the close relationship between Neanderthals and coastal environments, with significant discoveries made along the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula. The research, coordinated by Carlos Neto de Carvalho of the University of Lisbon and the Naturtejo UNESCO Global...

Overdue audit report laid in Parliament after controversy

8th July 2025

The Principal Auditor’s report for 2018/19 was tabled in Parliament on Tuesday following controversy last week after the GSD revealed the overdue report had been completed on May 31 but not made public. The GSD, which had repeatedly asked about publication of the delayed report, said too that the document had been delivered to Parliament...

GSD shows ‘no judgement and no strategic vision’, CM says in Budget response

7th July 2025

The Opposition is “disjunctive” in its policies which represent “austerity, job cuts, and tax rises,” Chief Minister Fabian Picardo told Parliament on Monday, as he described a Budget address from the Leader of the Opposition as “chloroform for the mind”. For around four hours on Monday, Mr Picardo set out his Budget response after a...

Drama in bay as supply vessel bursts into flames

25th June 2025

Seven crew members escaped unhurt after a harbour vessel operating from Algeciras port caught fire on Wednesday afternoon while delivering supplies to a container ship anchored at the northwest corner of the Bay of Gibraltar. The Ceutamar Cinco, a catamaran operated by Maritima Velum, was consumed by flames and a thick plume of black smoke...

‘UK must prepare for war on home soil for first time in years’, strategy warns

25th June 2025

By David Lynch, Rhiannon James, David Hughes and Harry Taylor, PA The UK must actively prepare for a “wartime scenario” on British soil “for the first time in many years”, the Government has warned. In the national security strategy published on Tuesday, ministers said the UK now finds itself in “an era in which we...

Strikers bring ‘traffic chaos’ to Campo

24th June 2025

Steelworkers brought traffic on key Campo roads to a standstill during the morning rush hour on Tuesday, setting up roadblocks on the access road to La Linea. As Spain’s Guardia Civil set up diversions, commuters heading into Gibraltar faced lengthy delays and queues stretching kilometres. This was the second consecutive day of disruption as workers...

La Línea to publish strategic document on treaty impact

19th June 2025

The Mayor of La Línea, Juan Franco, has announced plans to publish a strategy document addressing the city’s future after the UK/EU treaty on Gibraltar’s post-Brexit relations with bloc is ratified. The document, which is not public yet, will be formally submitted to Spain’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs on Monday, but was outlined by Mr...