CM addresses Parliament on political agreement for UK/EU treaty

CM addresses Parliament on political agreement for UK/EU treaty

23rd June 2025

Chief Minister Fabian Picardo commended the political agreement for a treaty on Gibraltar’s post-Brexit relationship with the EU to the Gibraltar Parliament on Monday afternoon, insisting the treaty would ensure the stability and growth of the local economy. During the first parliamentary session since the political agreement on June 11, Mr Picardo gave details to MPs...

James Neish to leave GBC after contract expires

23rd June 2025

James Neish, the chief executive of GBC, is to leave the post when his three-year contract expires in the coming months. The news was announced on Monday in a joint statement by the GBC Board and Mr Neish and comes after a “transformative” period under his leadership since his appointment in 2022. Mr Neish has...

Nearly 400 ‘Run the Runway’ and raise £5000 in charity event

23rd June 2025

Around 380 runners, including adults and children, got the rare opportunity to run the runway at a charity event held on a blisteringly hot Saturday afternoon. The event, which brought together members of the public and personnel from British Forces Gibraltar, was to raise funds for two charities, UK Cancer for Children and the GBC...

Unite challenges Govt on pay claim, insisting ‘no negotiation has taken place’

23rd June 2025

Unite the Union has challenged the Gibraltar Government’s handling of the 2025 public sector pay claim, adding “no negotiation has taken place”. The union was reacting after Chief Minister Fabian Picardo said on Friday that public sector workers should not expect “a double-digit pay rise or anything of the sort”, stressing the need to balance...

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...

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...