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.
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.
The suggestion, proposal, or idea or however you may wish to call it is not new. Still, the UK government’s recent decision to hand sovereignty of the Chagos Islands, British Indian Ocean Territory, to the Republic of Mauritius has caused outrage from some and disbelief from others. Still, it has again brought to discussion if other Overseas Territories such as the Falkland Islands and/or Gibraltar need to have representation at Westminster.
The recent deal between UK and the Republic of Mauritius on sovereignty over the Chagos archipelago, and the future of their people, has triggered the aspirations of nationalist groups in Spain and mainly in Argentina, claiming sovereignty over Gibraltar and the Falkland Islands.
Gibraltar Minister of Employment, Culture and Tourism, Christian Santos visited the Celebrity Ascent vessel on its inaugural cruise call to Gibraltar. Built in 2023, the Ascent is one of 17 ships in Celebrity’s fleet, accommodating 3.950 passengers and crew.
Sunday 4th August marked the 320th anniversary of the capture of Gibraltar by Anglo-Dutch marines commanded by Admiral Rooke in 1704, during the War of the Spanish Succession.
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.
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.
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.
At the invitation of the Colonel of the Spanish Guardia Civil, Francisco Almansa, Commissioner of Police Richard Ullger and Assistant Commissioner Cathal Yeats were in Algeciras where they attended the 180th anniversary parade of the founding of the Guardia Civil.