RGP priorities shift as Gib enters new policing environment

Young and old share experiences

7th October 2026

The Ministry of Equality brought young people and older residents together on Monday for a workshop aimed at sharing experiences and challenging assumptions about age.  The event at the Mayor’s Parlour was part of a programme marking the International Day of Older Persons, which was celebrated on October 1.  Young people from the Youth Service...

RGP priorities shift as Gib enters new policing environment

7th October 2026

Policing is facing a time of transition following the UK/EU treaty on Gibraltar and will recalibrate its priorities include a renewed focus on potentially heightened vulnerabilities arising from organised crime, drug trafficking and terrorism, the Chairman of the Gibraltar Policing Authority (GPA) detailed in the latest annual policing plan.  The 16-page annual policing plan for...

Convent Christmas Fair Fund donates £1,000 to Cathedral Organ Fund

7th October 2026

The Convent Christmas Fair Fund has donated £1,000 to the Cathedral Organ Fund to support the repair and maintenance of the organ at the Cathedral of St Mary the Crowned.  The Convent Committee recently agreed to distribute additional funds raised through the Fair to several Gibraltar charities. In view of the appeal, the committee unanimously...

Cortes promotes swift nest protection in Brussels

6th October 2026

The Minister for the Environment, Dr John Cortes, promoted Gibraltar’s approach to protecting swifts during meetings in Brussels last week, as campaigners seek to make the provision of nesting sites a requirement in European law. Dr Cortes discussed the initiative with German Green MEP Jutta Paulus and Hazel Cameron and Miranda McIntosh of the Scottish...

Cross-Frontier Group to ask Spain’s political parties for their positions on treaty

7th October 2026

The Cross Frontier Group said it will ask all Spanish political parties to clarify their position on the Gibraltar treaty ahead of Spain’s general election on November 29.  The group, which brings together business and labour organisations from both sides of the border, will hold a meeting next week to analyse the new political landscape...

Spain's Pedro Sanchez calls general election on November 29

5th October 2026

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...

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

5th October 2026

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. ...

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

5th October 2026

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...