Join us in Brighton tomorrow morning to hear Nick Hopkinson talk about his major new work on the history of Wilton Park, the Sussex venue that has played a major part in shaping post-war Europe. More details: www.euromovesussex.org/meetings

BETTER FINANCE is pleased to share that our MD Aleksandra Mączyńska joined the 12th Joint ESAs Consumer Protection Day in Riga, advocating for simpler & fairer financial services. Simplifying the customer journey means aligning regulation & support for real-world results.

Ready to watch Bonfire from Paris thanks to Rocket FM’s YouTube stream. When you’ve spent half your life in Lewes, it’s ingrained wherever you are. Besides, the French Revolution is one of the threads that runs through Bonfire #WeWuntBeDruv

From CER: What the Dutch elections mean for the Netherlands and for Europe. www.cer.eu/insights/wha...

‘Hopping’ from Valencia to Paris with Air France’s short-haul subsidiary #FlyingBlue

Up close with the early Valencia citrus in Xeraco. Uplifting time of year.

“The use of bilingual signage on both Scotland and Wales public transport clearly demonstrates this point." www.bbc.com/news/article...

Stage management of 1985 border opening: How London scripted Lisbon Treaty’s ‘Implementation Day’ https://www.gbc.gi/news/stage-management-of-1985-border-opening-how-london-scripted-lisbon-treatys-implementation-day

Spanish regional leader quits over long lunch during fatal floods on.ft.com/48UcumZ

Finally Mazón stands down as head of the Valencian government, more than a year after the Dana. He admits errors but lobs plenty of blame at central government.

Trump’s university backlash drives US researchers towards Europe on.ft.com/4qKngmk

Great to be back in Valencia

Bona vesprada València… I understand it might be quite a week for the PP…

“The D66 are the big winners of the Netherlands election. So is Europe.” on.ft.com/4oMXig1 <- Gift link

West Sussex faring well here with wines from Steyning and Arundel being served alongside champagne in the BA First lounge at Heathrow

“A completely different view of the world.” In essence, that is the joy of language. www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

Welsh lamb, Puglia red. Great short-haul catering from BA GIB-LHR

Nothing beats a gate upgrade to get a trip off to a good start… Heading first to LHR, then Spain and the Netherlands

About to celebrate 50 years since I first stayed at this great hotel 🇬🇮

Brighton College setting up in Madrid www.expansion.com/directivos/2...

Gibraltar moves to outlaw conversion therapy www.gbc.gi/news/convers...

Interview with the leader of centrist-liberal D66, the big winner of Wednesday’s Dutch general election, according to exit polls

Fickle winds and a low cloud base caused havoc with morning arrivals. EasyJet passengers who left Birmingham at 6:15am endured two aborted landings and two diversions to Malaga, where they were finally left around 2pm

This morning’s runway views at Gibraltar. Interesting skies are back!

Today, nine years since its launch, my (now fortnightly) Brexit & Brexitism Blog (as it's now called) had its 11 millionth visit. Many thanks to all who have visited, or who read posts via the email feed, and to those who have helped promote it. chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com

Treaty advances www.gbc.gi/news/attorne...

The vastly underestimated role of the Cayman Islands in US finance, officially listed as the fourth-biggest overseas Treasury bondholder, with almost $440bn on.ft.com/3WTkhdr

Morocco from Camp Bay, Gibraltar, this afternoon at 27°C

Reactions to the Conservatives’ extreme immigration policy have been depressingly muted, but that is now changing on.ft.com/4nlEaF0

The Conservative immigration proposals cannot be allowed to stand without a profound and widespread statement of moral condemnation inews.co.uk/opinion/tori...

Summer staging an end-of-season rally at 26° #Gibraltar

Practical step to preserve multilingualism, with involvement of Gibraltar National Archives and University of Cambridge www.chronicle.gi/gibraltarian...

“Yet many of those minds have disappeared into what I call the Bermuda Triangle of talent: finance, management consulting and corporate law.” on.ft.com/3WJUyE6 <- Gift link

Le portrait de Victoria McCloud. Depuis sa démission, la première juge trans du Royaume-Uni est partie en croisade contre une définition biologique du genre. ➡️ bit.ly/4ojf5LI

EHRC anti-trans campaign loses its momentum - a week of absolute scenes has left the organisation in limbo. Here's what happened, why it happened, and what it all means iandunt.substack.com/p/frightened...

Over 55,000 people have called on the government to keep Britain in the European Convention on Human Rights, standing against a reckless push to repeat the mistakes of Brexit. Today their names were handed in, a reminder that this country still believes in cooperation, justice and the rule of law.

EHRC needs to butt out and leave the UK government to work its way through the mire of its creation

Read my two letters to the #UK: 1. Protests: I call for a review of the legal framework and the reconsideration of provisions in the Crime & Policing Bill that could restrict freedom of assembly. 2. Trans people: I warn against exclusion&zero-sum approaches 👇#HumanRights www.coe.int/en/web/commi...

“An essential condition today for entry into the upper echelons of Conservative party politics is being willing to at least pretend that you think taking Britain out of the EU was a good idea. This is a never-ending lobotomy for the Tories.” on.ft.com/3JcDGCV

Important message to send to the UK government www.europeanmovement.co.uk/keep_uk_in_e...

EU entry-exit system not going well at Prague airport: busiest arrival point where the EES is due to be happening 100% on day one. Queues of up to 90 minutes reported for arrivals from the UK and other non-Schengen nations. www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-...

National Coming Out Day is Oct. 11. To celebrate and honor LGBTQ+ people who have come out and those who want to, NPR readers share how they told their loved ones. n.pr/4nTT7PK

‘Not a wake but a hurlamaboc’: Manchán Magan and the rise of the Irish language on.ft.com/3L1PyYS | opinion

The fishing community in Hastings with a bleak verdict on the EU Reset: “We gave away access to waters and we got absolutely nothing back.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Terrific presentation last night by @rebeccacalderon.bsky.social of her new hand-painted map of Gibraltar’s Upper Town. I picked up some copies at the Gibraltar Heritage Trust shop

Confusing Belfast City Hall for the Reichstag… bbc.com/news/article...

iPhone Air collected from the Newton store, then round the corner to Gibtelecom for a quick lesson in eSIM. All done in half an hour.

It’s October, but Gibraltar’s cats still need to shelter from the heat

The Gibraltar Calling exhibition at the Garrison Library highlights the 1870 laying of the submarine cable from Porthcurno (PK) to Gibraltar via Portugal and the introduction of IDD in 1982