At UN’s C24, traditional positions on sovereignty alongside hopes for a new relationship

Public engagement on UK-EU Treaty receives strong response

18th June 2025

The Government of Gibraltar has received nearly 1,000 questions through its dedicated email address for public queries on the UK-EU Treaty, reflecting high levels of public interest and engagement. Submissions have included a broad range of detailed and specific questions. The Government confirmed it is working to respond to each enquiry individually and in a...

Gib delegation attends first joint FATF-MONEYVAL Plenary in Strasbourg

18th June 2025

A delegation from Gibraltar has participated in the first joint FATF-MONEYVAL Plenary, held at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg. The event brought together representatives from 200 countries to discuss international efforts to combat money laundering, terrorist financing, and the financing of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. The plenary comes as Gibraltar prepares...

Dept of Education staff receive LGBTQ+ inclusivity and awareness training

18th June 2025

Staff from the Department of Education’s administration, advisory and educational psychology teams have received Inclusivity and Awareness Training delivered by the Gibraltar LGBTQ+ Committee. The training, held during Pride Month, supports the Government of Gibraltar’s ongoing efforts to promote diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace. The session covered topics such as inclusive language, gender...

Gibraltar celebrates Bloomsday

18th June 2025

Gibraltar celebrated Bloomsday with a performance of Ulysses inspired original play by Rebecca Calderon ‘Molly is a Llanita’, in a packed event on Monday evening at the Molly Bloom statue in the Alameda Gardens. Bloomsday, celebrated on June 16, is an international tribute to the life and work of Irish author James Joyce. The day...

Plans announced to expand respite services for children and young adults with learning disabilities

18th June 2025

The Minister for Health and Care, Gemma Arias Vasquez, has announced proposals to expand after-school respite care for children and young adults with learning disabilities, increasing the number of users from 35 to 44. The move follows an unsuccessful tender process launched in April 2024, which aimed to improve access to care, formalise arrangements, and...

At UN’s C24, traditional positions on sovereignty alongside hopes for a new relationship

17th June 2025

Chief Minister Fabian Picardo urged the UN’s decolonisation committee to “stop doing nothing” in respect of Gibraltar, as he also outlined a political agreement on post-Brexit relations with the EU which he said left the issue of sovereignty “aside and untouched”. For six decades the Committee of 24 [C24] has failed to strike Gibraltar off...

Unite to demonstrate over health and care worker concerns

17th June 2025

Unite will be holding a demonstration at 5pm today on behalf of its members in the health and care sector. Unite said the demonstration was called due to “the frustration of shop stewards and members across a range of issues including the lack of meaningful progress on issues and claims, both individual and collective, issues...

La Línea edges closer to ‘leap into 21st century’ as new urban plan officially presented

7th June 2025

by Maria Jesus Corrales La Línea city council officially presented its new urban plan (Plan General de Ordenación Urbana or PGOU, in Spanish) yesterday, replacing the previous one that has guided the city’s development for more than 40 years. Studied and drafted for over six years, the PGOU will allow the council to designate and...

Gibraltar and OTs ‘a critical element’ as UK moves to 'war-fighting readiness'

2nd June 2025

Military bases in Gibraltar and other Overseas Territories “remain a critical element” in the defence of UK sovereign territory and interests, according to a long-awaited Strategic Defence Review published by the UK Government on Monday. In launching the review, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said the UK will move to “war-fighting readiness” and that all...

UK to support ‘mutually-agreed solution’ to Western Sahara, 'respecting self-determination'

2nd June 2025

The UK Government will adopt a new UK policy position towards Western Sahara, supporting a “mutually-agreed solution” that respects the principle of self-determination. The policy was announced during a visit to Morocco by Foreign Secretary David Lammy, where a series of agreements were signed to boost trade and investment between the UK and Morocco, ahead...

UK to build up to 12 new attack submarines and invest £15bn in warheads

2nd June 2025

By Helen Corbett, PA Political Correspondent The UK will build up to 12 new nuclear-powered attack submarines and invest £15 billion in its warhead programme, the Prime Minister will announce today as the UK Government unveils its strategic defence review. Significant investment in the UK nuclear warhead programme this parliament and maintaining the existing stockpile...