Gibraltar condemns Spanish policy of deliberate delays at the border crossing
The Gibraltar Government strongly condemned the lengthy and deliberate delays to cross the frontier into Spain which have been experienced by Gibraltarians and visitors to Gibraltar. Chief Minister Fabian Picardo, currently in London has already been in touch with the UK Government and urged them to take up the matter with Spain at the highest level
“The frontier with Spain has not operated normally since the day it opened and the Spanish Government has often used it a means of applying political pressure on Gibraltar. It will be recalled that the situation deteriorated to such a degree few years ago that a dedicated frontier complaints office was opened,” No 6 said this evening.
The traffic flow has been particularly bad on Sunday, with cars at times taking more than five hours to cross into Spain. Gibraltar argues that the usual average number of cars crossing into Spain is from 150 to 300 every half an hour. The average number of cars crossing into Spain on Sunday was between 30 and 60 an hour.
“This shows that the delays are unrelated to volume of traffic”.
The Gibraltar Government, in a humanitarian gesture towards those stuck in the queue, distributed over 1700 bottles of water and, in addition to this, two small water tankers supplied water at the Eastern Beach roundabout and then at the frontier.
Gibraltar considers that the delays are an affront to the principle of freedom of movement of EU nationals through an EU frontier. The checks being conducted by the Spanish authorities are excessive and disproportionate with no regard for the need to operate a red and green channel.
As reported earlier Chief Minister Fabian Picardo, who is in London, has already been in touch with the UK Government and urged them to take up the matter with Spain at the highest level. He will take the opportunity afforded by Gibraltar Day to make the point to a distinguished audience.
The Deputy Chief Minister Dr Joseph Garcia, who is Acting Chief Minister in Mr Picardo's absence, has himself contacted Parliamentarians in the House of Commons, the House of Lords and the European Parliament. This will continue and will be extended.
“The attempt to use the frontier as a political weapon against Gibraltar has not worked in the past and it will not work now. The action taken by Spain is unfriendly, un-neighbourly and un-European and the Gibraltar Government will expose this in whatever forum is available to us”, said Acting Chief Minister Garcia.
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It seems to be a peculiar Hispanic solution.
The current deployment in the Falklands is more than adequate to deal with any threat Argentina might pose. Sending more armed forces would be like using a fire engine to put out a match.
And make people go round,
inconvenience perhaps,
But a disaster for Spain.
[Try it] you have nothing to lose , yet...
Those scripts seem so real!!
just its leaders.
Why would anyone dealing with LatAms like you, want to learn Castilian Spanish?
I soon learnt that was of no use when I came to Uruguay. Even the Uruguayo who go to Madrid have to admit they were not understood.
And AG is more vernacular than Uruguay. I am learning espanol (UYU) and have to learn that the AGs don't use it!
LOL
@8 & 10 Turds for brains!
@11 I refer you to my remarks to Bongo. Do you know how may Spanish incursions there have been into BGTW in the last year and for which London has protested to Madrid? Do you know how many Gibraltarian lives have been placed at risk by the irresponsible actions of Spaniards who have been told by their government that Gibraltar has no territorial waters? These activities have included such actions as Spanish government vessels interfering with commercial vessels in BGTW, pointing weapons at Gibraltarian vessels inside BGTW, “detaining” Gibraltarian vessels in BGTW and forcing them to Algeciras and keeping them there for hours, interfering with Gibraltar law enforcement. And, on the “private” level, operating high-speed watercraft within yards of Gibraltar's shores at great risk to bathers, swimmers and the like. How would Falklanders like it if argie naval vessels sailed to within 100 yards of the shores of the Falkland Islands? So you, as well as Bongo, need to think. If you've got some valid point to make, make it. Otherwise, you're just making noise! Incidentally, I make the point that the Government of Gibraltar has asked the British government to respond “robustly”.
camaron does not want a distraction,
or his military cuts would fall apart,
gibralterians just need to [how we say]
givem all a nudge .
politica.elpais.com/politica/2012/08/29/actualidad/1346229871_611962.html
and the EU is just as guilty, by allowing the spannish to abuse EU law and agreements to abuse the gibratariens,
after all it might upset the apple cart , and their dream of a federalist European nation.
just a thought.
still,
watch the sparks fly when we pull out..
Now it seems that the situation is changing .. it would be good for the Gibraltar authorities to ask for assistance to the FI to minimize the impact of a government blockade from their neighbors.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melilla
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plazas_de_soberan%C3%ADa
Hypocrisy?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mart%C3%ADn_Garc%C3%ADa_Island
Seems to be endemic
So you don't believe the current deployment in the Falklands is adequate to counter the terrible threat Argentina obviously poses?
Funny, I seem to remember the commander at Mt. Pleasant saying on TV that he thought his forces were up to the job.
Maybe you know more than he does.
As for Gibraltar, do the Spanish think delaying cross-border traffic is going to force the British into handing over the territory?
Where is the army supposed to pluck a division from for a start - and what use is artillery on Gibraltar? Are we going to declare war on Spain?
If it bothers you so muchhhhhhhh, just UK should be sending flights many flights to London. Or perhaps pay more taxes when entering in Spain so they will do quick. If nothing of this is a solution, send all gibraltarians to UK and dont bother.
only a fool underestermates his enemie.
malen
go back to your silly shell.
you losers complain to much.
)-HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH bECAUSE ARGENTINE ECONOMY IS OK !! RIGHT' HAHAHAHAH STUPIDO!!!
we say poss,
www.ambito.com/noticia.asp?id=658645
Is it yours???? Nice curls. Silly comments.
Yet enslave your own people,
Two faces has nothing on you lot,
May we suggest you ask CFK or your trolling supervisor for a different script.
[sticks and stones]
things that happen.
after all, no one reads boring news,
so one should not always belive what you read in the papers.
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but one hears a lot of wishfull mistakes on them.
@20 Diplomacy? What sort of brainless, ignorant twerp are you? At last count, 48 unwarranted invasions of BGTW this year! Plus illegal incursions by Spanish fishermen and criminals. Sorry, all Spaniards are criminals. As are all argies. As well as being scum. Budgetary responsibility? Here's budgetary responsibility, you budgerigar. Watch the Spanish back off from a real British military presence. And the promise that it can all return in 48 hours. Plus the same sort of actions by British forces as the Spaniards undertake. Proportionality? Were I in charge Rota naval base would be a smoking ruin. As for artillery? See if you can get up the brain to research the original concept of “territorial waters”. It was those waters that could be commanded by shore batteries. Does your “knowledge” go back far enough to recognise that “appeasement” doesn't work? Or have you not got that far in junior school yet? Look up Singapore. Massive defences. All pointing seaward. No use when the Japanese attacked from the Malay Peninsula, were they? I am convinced that you and Bongo are about 12 years old. Try to get this through your thick skulls. Argieland and Spain are ENEMIES. Therefore, smile, shake hands and don't turn your back. For now, don't waste my time again until you can manage intelligent comment!
@21 Probably won't be a problem after British tanks have cleared the peninsula of foreigners.
@27 & 29 argie newspapers? argie toilet paper. Covered in shit!
Is it because they are driving to their villas in Spain? and escaping from that rat hole called Gibraltar. Or is it because they are driving into Spain to buy cheap fuel for their cars? or is it that they are driving into Spain to buy cheap goods and services? or is that they are driving to see a good flamenco show and good food?? (and get away from that boringGibraltar) or is because they are seeking good medical care on the Spanish side??
no wonder they are willing to line up for hours...so would I!!!
Spain, please just roll in with your tanks and evict those English Wannabees
we see you play computer games,
ever tried rolling tanks across a narrow open space,
yep you are the computer maniac.
So what if some Gibraltarians own villas in Spain. Most of the property along the CDS is owned by foreigners - and Spain should be bloody grateful of the investment in their country, particularly from people with currencies other than the Euro.
Fuel is much cheaper in Gibraltar than Spain. I filled my car up there the other day and it cost a shade under £60. In Spain to fill the same car now costs nearly €90.
Cheap goods and services in Spain? It depends on which goods and services you talk about, but on the whole most things are cheaper in Gibraltar. And every time a Gibraltarian buys something in Spain, do you think they get the 21% IVA back? I don't think so... Talk about keeping the Spanish economy afloat, not to mention all the EU money - Spain was not due to become a net contributor to the EU budget until 2013 according to the last budget, now with the bailouts etc it never will. And guess who will be picking up the bill?
Good flamenco and good food? See above re villas. The Spanish people selling those “services” should be bloodly thankful of the custom in times like these. Esp since it brings foreign currency £££ into the country.
Medical care in Spain for Gibraltarians is fully paid for by the Gibraltar government. Which is more than can be said for the many millions of Spaniards cheating their own system, working for black money while claiming the paro at the same time.
Without Gibraltar the Campo would be f**cked!
potatoes per kilo spain 0.80 pounds Gib 1.25
oranges 1.20 1.75
beer 1.20 2.00
apples 1.50 2.00
loaf of white bread 500kg .90 1.90
combo meat burger
mcdonalds 6.50 7.48
This is only a small example. source www numbeo.com
I would stand in line to if I lived in Gib with these prices.
cheers
I've never heard of a 500kg loaf of bread btw...
cheers.
gibralter is british.look
GIBRALTAR WILL REMAIN BRITISH, CO-OPERATION IS THE FUTURE – PICARDO DECLARES AT GIBRALTAR DAY
BRITISH AND PROUD
www.chronicle.gi/headlines_details.php?id=26355
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The Rock’s rockin’ with warships as Cougar task force visits Gibraltar
16/10/2012
Gibraltar Harbour bristled with battleship as four of the six ships assigned to the Royal Navy’s
www.royalnavy.mod.uk/News-and-Events/Latest-News/2012/October/16/121016-Cougar-Gibraltar
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'UK forces in Israeli / US exercise'
British forces are to take part in a large air and defence exercise between Israel and the US as tensions over Iran’s nuclear programme continue.
www.bfbs.com/news/uk-forces-israeli-us-exercise-61165.html
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anyone wishes to disagree on this point..
Try to use more links with UK, use more your planes, spend more money in a land you wanted to be british. Its not problem of Spain.
You may not have noticed that the UK/Spain are members of the EU and NATO. The UK is duty bound to assist Spain in any external threat to the country. As a member of the EU and a net contributor to the EU budget, UK has been obliged to pay for improvements to Spanish infrastructure from our tax revenues.
We import more from Spain than we export. More Spanish fishing boats fish in UK waters than UK boats. Large numbers of Spanish youth come to the UK seeking work and we have to pay unemployment benefits to them.
Large numbers of UK citizens have retired to Spain and boosted their property and services market.
Spain does rather well from the UK without starting this nonsense again. Each time this happens, there seems to be s crisis in their country.
Now where else could I use as a model for comparison ?.
I dont think they share much things with you in all aspects.
And traffic is always terrible in frontiers.
A pity you are always crying when you cant do thinks the only way: the way YOU like. What do you offer them?? Nothing. And on the contrary stack on not talking about sovereignity. So. Spain can also stack on other things. If it bothers, a pity.
you are just confusing.
listen please.
45 is correct.
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why not we wonder,
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