Spain’s PP wants a return to ‘bilateralism’ in dealing with the Gibraltar dispute

Friday, November 4th 2011 - 00:38 UTC

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Gibraltar could be heading for stormy days if as opinion polls indicate Spain’s Partido Popular sweeps into power and has plans to resuscitate the ‘bilateral’ Brussels process by opposition to the current ‘trilateral’ talks. Read full article

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Trilateralism is dead…
Long live bilateralism…
Yet another nail on the British diplomatic coffin in the South-Atlantic.
Nov 04th, 2011 - 04:58 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Redhoyt
Spain has as much chance as Argentina = NONE !

No nails - not even tin tacks. Getting close to Gibraltar's 300 anniversary.

I wonder what the Falkland Islanders will do when they get to theirs :-)
Nov 04th, 2011 - 06:11 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Rufus
One (slightly ambigouos) line in a 214 page manifesto. I think that more qualifies as a felt tack than a nail.

In any case, I believe that the policy will be trilateral talks (as in Gibraltar) or monolateral talks (as in Argentina whinging to anyone who doesn't run away fast enough that the UK and the Falkland Islands Government aren't listening to them).
Nov 04th, 2011 - 12:49 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Conqueror
Britain is committed to refusing sovereignty talks with Spain on the subject of Gibraltar without the consent of the people of Gibraltar. Just as Britain is committed to refusing sovereignty talks with Argentina on the subject of the Falkland Islands without the consent of the Falkland Islanders.

More nails in the coffins of imperialist, colonialist Argentina and Spain.

It's about time we buried both of them. Who would miss them?
Nov 04th, 2011 - 02:33 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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briton
So very sad, boo hoo
The world is struggling to get better and progress in the 21st century,
And these two poor sad degenerate governments are scrambling to drag their countries back to the 18th century,
Followed by indoctrinated deluded bloggers,
So sad, sad plonkers .
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Nov 04th, 2011 - 08:07 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Asdrúbal el Bello
briton, every morning when you wake up, still see the dinosaur. Or Scotland become independent in a peaceful manner?
Spain claims sovereignty usurped space by the United Kingdom (Isthmus and water) and the return of the territory Castilian (Spanish) was forced to surrender in 1713. If the Falklands remain under control of the Argentina, Britain must not protest?
Nov 06th, 2011 - 04:09 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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briton
@?
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