Tag: Fabian Picardo

• Tuesday, September 16th 2014 - 02:54 UTC

  Gibraltar on National Day celebration calls on QE II to again visit the Rock

  

  Sixty years after her last visit the Chief Minister has called on Queen Elizabeth II to visit Gibraltar. He did so in a dramatic call during his National day speech. Fabian Picardo was flanked on stage by Gibraltar Government Ministers, Opposition MPs and a contingent of visiting British MPs and MEPs.

• Saturday, July 26th 2014 - 05:54 UTC

  Gibraltar praises call for dialogue with Madrid from Spanish politicians

  

  The Gibraltar government welcomed the call by three senior Spanish politicians for Spain, the UK and Gibraltar to engage in dialogue. The call was made public in a joint statement issued by former senior Spanish politicians Pepe Carracao, Rafael Roman and Salvador de la Encina.

• Friday, July 18th 2014 - 09:39 UTC

  BOT leaders, including Falklands, meet in Cayman Islands ahead of London's December council

  

  Several leaders from British Overseas Territories, BOT, including Falkland Islands, are meeting in Cayman Islands to discuss the agenda of the Joint Ministerial Council to be held in December in London.

• Tuesday, July 1st 2014 - 23:48 UTC

  UK Europe minister Lidington toured Gibraltar/Spain border with Picardo

  

  Britain’s Europe Minister David Lidington toured the Gibraltar border on Monday evening and received an on-the-spot briefing from Chief Minister Fabian Picardo on the human impact of Spanish controls.

• Monday, June 2nd 2014 - 08:04 UTC

  Gibraltar's Poggio to be succeeded by Jason Cruz in two years time

  

  The Gibraltar Government’s recently-appointed representative in Hong Kong, Jason Cruz, will succeed Albert Poggio as the Rock’s man in London in two years’ time, it was revealed in Parliament by Chief Minister Fabian Picardo who confirmed the decision as he answered Opposition questions about Mr Cruz’s salary and employment package.

• Wednesday, May 21st 2014 - 06:05 UTC

  Gibraltar plans to open office in Brussels and contract US law firm in Washington

  

  The Gibraltar Government is strengthening its lobbying presence in Brussels and Washington in order to ensure that the profile of Gibraltar is heightened at a political level. The Government plans to expand its representation in Brussels along similar lines to the Gibraltar London office.

• Friday, May 16th 2014 - 11:05 UTC

  Lidington and Picardo review EU timetable to end delays at Spain/Gibraltar border

  

  On welcoming Chief Minister Fabian Picardo, UK minister for Europe David Lidington reaffirmed the strong bonds with Gibraltar and London's commitment to stand by the people of the Rock, while calling on Spain to implement EU recommendations to reduce border delays.

• Thursday, May 15th 2014 - 07:00 UTC

  UK Labor ratifies full support for Gibraltar's self determination

  

  Britain’s Leader of the Opposition, Ed Miliband and Clare Moody, Labor candidate for the South West and Gibraltar in the coming European Parliamentary election have confirmed that Labor fully supports self determination for the people of Gibraltar.

• Saturday, May 10th 2014 - 07:21 UTC

  UEFA' president Platini will attend the Gibraltar Cup final

  

  The Gibraltar Football Association has announced that UEFA President Michel Platini will visit Gibraltar on Saturday and attend the Rock Cup final.

• Thursday, April 10th 2014 - 06:07 UTC

  Gibraltar after closer political and cooperation links with Malta

  

  Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabian Picardo met with top officials from Malta this week during a two day visit focused on building links with the island state. The officials included Foreign affairs minister George Vella, Speaker of the Maltese Parliament Angelu Farrugia and Financial Services and Gaming Minister Albert Isola.