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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 on two key housing decrees and against the backdrop of street protests in cities around Spain. The measures included protections against evictions and restrictions...

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Spain - King and Queen of Spain to visit Ceuta and Melilla in October

The King and Queen of Spain will visit the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla on October 13 and 14 in a visit agreed with the Spanish government, sources at Casa Real, the Spanish royal household, told the EFE news agency.  The schedule for Felipe VI and Letizia will be announced in the coming days. ...

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Campo - Spain’s anti-smuggling campaign enters ninth year, nearly 34,500 arrests made since 2018

The country’s sustained campaign against the illegal narcotics trade in the Campo de Gibraltar and further afield, now in its ninth year, has resulted in the arrest of 34,499 suspects and the seizures of 2,300 tonnes of drugs and 3,531 firearms.  Last week Pedro Fernández, the national government’s delegate to Andalucía reviewed Spain’s special policing...

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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...