Tag: Fabian Picardo

• Wednesday, March 19th 2025 - 23:52 UTC

  Picardo reflects on Gibraltar's response to the Covid-19 crisis

  

  Chief Minister Fabian Picardo of Gibraltar reflected on the Covid-19 pandemic, five years after the first lockdown, calling it a “turning point in history.” Speaking at a press conference earlier this week, he described the severe challenges faced during the crisis, including the potential for thousands of deaths and the need to expand mortuary capacity.

• Monday, December 23rd 2024 - 07:34 UTC

  Gibraltar Chief Minister, Fabian Picardo, makes informal visit to La Linea and met Mayor Juan Franco.

  

  The opportunity was taken to take a walk around the center of the neighboring town, where Mr Picardo had the chance to greet several businessmen and citizens. The Mayor arranged for a lunch in a well-known bar/restaurant in the center of town, which enabled those invited to exchange views on the current situation with the Chief Minister.

• Friday, November 22nd 2024 - 10:27 UTC

  Gibraltar Chief Minister first formal bilateral meeting with IK PM Starmer

  

  Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabian Picardo held his first formal bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday. The ongoing negotiations for a UK - EU Gibraltar agreement and support for Gibraltar were the main issues discussed.

• Thursday, November 21st 2024 - 09:55 UTC

  The Gibraltar Chapter of Abraham Accords launched by Picardo and Sir Liam Fox

  

  The Gibraltar Chapter of the Abraham Accords Group was launched last week at the Rock, when Chief Minister, Fabian Picardo KC MP, welcomed Sir Liam Fox, Chairman of the Abraham Accords. Sir Liam was previously UK Secretary of State for International Trade from 2016 to 2019 and Secretary of State for Defense from 2010 to 2011. to No 6 Convent Place.

• Friday, October 11th 2024 - 21:47 UTC

  Gibraltar CM angered by Spain's tighter unilateral border controls

  

  Gibraltar's Chief Minister Fabian Picardo vowed not to give in to Spain's “pressure tactics” after the reintroduction of passport controls at the La Verja crossing requiring passports to people from the British Overseas Territory.

• Monday, September 9th 2024 - 09:37 UTC

  Chief Minister Fabian Picardo National Day message: ‘Gibraltar will not blink’

  

  ”When we gather on Tuesday (September 10) to celebrate National Day it is important that we send a clear message. There are fundamental positions that we will never renounce and our resolve and determination remains as strong as ever.

• Thursday, July 18th 2024 - 10:24 UTC

  Gibraltar furious with Euro2024 chants, mixing sports celebration with politics “disgusting”

  

  The Gibraltar Football Association will make a formal complaint to UEFA against the Spanish national team following Monday’s Euro 2024 champions parade in Madrid, where the team sang “Gibraltar Español” on stage.

• Tuesday, June 11th 2024 - 10:44 UTC

  First female Gibraltar minister addresses UN Decolonization Committee

  

  Gibraltar Health and Care Minister, Gemma Arias Vasquez, speaking at United Nations headquarters in New York has told the Decolonization Committee of 24 it has failed to engage with Gibraltar for decades. The UN session started on Monday at 9.30 am in New York.

• Saturday, June 1st 2024 - 10:00 UTC

  New Gibraltar governor arrives Tuesday and in the afternoon is sworn in

  

  The next governor of the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar, Lieutenant General Sir Ben and Lady Bathurst is scheduled to arrive will at the Rock next Tuesday 4th June on the 1100hrs British Airways flight from Heathrow.

• Thursday, March 7th 2024 - 08:39 UTC

  Gibraltar new governor takes office June: Lieutenant General Sir Benjamin Bathurst

  

  Lieutenant General Sir Benjamin Bathurst, KCVO, CBE, has been appointed as the next Governor of Gibraltar, in succession to Vice Admiral Sir David Steel KBE, KStJ, DL. Sir Benjamin will take up the post in June 2024, with Sir David set to depart Gibraltar towards the end of May 2024.