Spanish pensioners to attend meeting next week on latest EU move
The La Linea association of pensioners and ex Gibraltar workers, Alpeg, is holding a meeting next week to provide information about the decision of the EC in connection with pension matters including the Community Care situation.
The UK has been given two months to provide information to Brussels on the issue.
The mayor of La Linea Juan Carlos Juarez says he will be attending the meeting. He speaks of providing information to those affected including the families of deceased pensioners, who according to him have hereditary rights.
He takes the view that both the pensioners and the descendants of those who have passed away are equally important.
When the news broke about the latest EC move, the Gibraltar government said it had not yet received any official information or details relating “to the apparent decision.” It would be making a comment once this information was received.
However, the government stated that there could be no question of Community Care payments being stopped.
At the same time, it rejected that there was any discrimination on Social security matters on the grounds of nationality.