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TNP intern presents environmental research in Potsdam, Germany

German geoecology student Kai Henning-Kotschmar has presented the results of his summer internship with The Nautilus Project (TNP) to an audience in Potsdam.  Mr Henning-Kotschmar spent part of the summer working with the local environmental organisation as part of his academic and professional development.  During the internship, he gained practical experience in environmental research and...

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Gibraltar’s British sovereignty and identity are ‘not negotiable’, Garcia tells Conservatives

Gibraltar’s British sovereignty and identity are “not negotiable”, Deputy Chief Minister Dr Joseph Garcia told the Conservative Party conference on Sunday, as he highlighted the protections in the new UK/EU treaty and the Rock’s contribution to British and allied security. Speaking at the annual Gibraltar Government reception at the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham, Dr...

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Bossano says AI must be ‘part of almost everything we do’ 

The Minister for Economic Development and Inward Investment, Sir Joe Bossano, said Gibraltar will use artificial intelligence to build a more productive, resilient and sustainable economy, with technology playing an increasing role across economic activity.  Speaking at a meeting of the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation, Sir Joe highlighted Gibraltar’s lack of natural resources and limited resident...

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Transaction tax raises £7.9m since July 15, Parliament told

Gibraltar has levied £7,921,602 in transaction tax since the UK/EU treaty came into provisional effect on July 15, Parliament was told on Friday, as the Opposition pressed the Government on when businesses would benefit from promised support schemes. The Minister for Health, Care and Business, Gemma Arias-Vasquez, disclosed the figure in response to a question...

UK/Spain News

UK/Spain News

Spain's Pedro Sanchez calls general election on November 29

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has called a general election for November 29. Mr Sanchez made the announcement on Monday after his government was defeated in parliament on Friday in votes for two key housing decrees. Mr Sanchez spent the weekend consulting with his party and political allies before dispelling doubts and announcing in a...

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Sanchez weighs November election after housing defeat

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is reportedly mulling a snap general election on November 29 after his government was defeated in parliament on Friday in votes for two key housing decrees. The prospect of an early election is being closely monitored in Gibraltar because the European Parliament is due to vote on the UK/EU treaty...

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Burnham not ruling out going ‘all the way’ and rejoining European Union

By David Hughes and Will Meakin-Durrant, Press Association Andy Burnham has acknowledged he could go “all the way” and propose rejoining the European Union as he considers the UK’s future relationship with Brussels. The Prime Minister, who has blamed Brexit for a decade of drift and division, said he would look at the “pros and...

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Five avoid prison in cross-border migrant trafficking case 

Five people accused of trafficking migrants from Morocco into Spain via Gibraltar airport were sentenced by a court in Algeciras on Monday but received short jail terms that, in practice, mean they will not serve time in prison.  The five, who include a Gibraltarian family of Moroccan origin, were arrested in 2019 after a cross-border...