Spanish Parliament supports Gibraltar’s bunkering operations

Thursday, June 24th 2010 - 04:24 UTC

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The Spanish Parliament voted Tuesday against a proposal urging a ban on the use of floating storage tankers in Gibraltar. The Popular Party motion before the Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Commission called on Madrid to ask the British Government to force Gibraltar to store all bunkering fuel on land. Read full article

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Hoytred
Deja vu, or maybe just good old nostalgia ... Spanish attempting to dictate events somewhere that doesn't belong to them .... reminds me of something :-)
Jun 24th, 2010 - 05:51 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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stick up your junta
Yes,they have oodles of land to build on,maybe the Spanish would let them have some more LOL
Jun 24th, 2010 - 06:02 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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harrier61
This matter should be approached on the basis of what the article actually says, unless someone has information to the contrary.

The Popular Party (Partido Popular) is an Opposition party with a patriotic or nationalist agenda.

The Spanish Government is formed by the PSOE (Spanish Socialist Workers' Party) and has clearly shown a more sensible attitude.
Jun 24th, 2010 - 04:26 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Ann Other
If quote “ship-to-ship fuel transfers are banned in Spain” perhaps someone can explain to me what the following Spanish tanker ships operating out of Algeciras get up to every day in the bay?

SPABUNKER 51
SPABUNKER CUARENTA
SPABUNKER TREINTA
Jun 24th, 2010 - 10:17 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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jorge!
Give back Gibraltar to Spain, thieves!!!
Jun 25th, 2010 - 11:02 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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harrier61
Piss off, jorge.
Jun 25th, 2010 - 02:21 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Ann Other
The only problem with Jorge wanting to turn the clock back three hundred years is America would have to become British and the Arabs would want Al Andaluz back.

Still want to know what those 'illegal' spanish tankers are doing ...
Jun 25th, 2010 - 05:43 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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harrier61
Pay no attention to jorge. He's a clown. Even worse, he's an Argentine clown.
Jun 27th, 2010 - 05:35 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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