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“No way José”, Gibraltar replies to Spain's shared sovereignty with UK proposal
Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabian Picardo said that all the potential economic benefits from joint UK/Spain Gibraltar sovereignty could exist today if Spain respected the Gibraltarians' choice not to be Spanish. The statement was in response to Spain's formal invitation to the UK to commence joint sovereignty negotiations on Gibraltar. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesJoint sovereignty, why?
Oct 05th, 2016 - 11:43 am - Link - Report abuse 0When there is no legitimate sovereignty claim -https://www.academia.edu/10575180/Gibraltar_-_Some_Relevant_International_Law
The same pitch as the Spanish have been touting round EU capitals, it’s frankly much more important how much support they get there, than in this irrelevant, fundamentally flawed and completely dysfunctional committee.
Oct 05th, 2016 - 12:30 pm - Link - Report abuse 0The vultures are circling already. Spain cannot elect is own government and it wants to take over sovereignty of the Rock. Its laughable. They have just set the precedent for Cueta & Melilla to be relinquished. Idiots.
Oct 05th, 2016 - 12:31 pm - Link - Report abuse 0If the conquistadors got hold of Gibraltar they'd be an exodus of business to the detriment of everyone, the thuggish Spanish police would bully 30,000 British subjects and without the border every mugger, burglar and thief in the adjoining poverty stricken part of Spain would bring the crime rate up to Spanish levels.
Oct 05th, 2016 - 02:49 pm - Link - Report abuse +1Gibraltar will never be Spanish.
It's time for imperial Spain to set Catalunya free and leave Gibraltar alone.
Oct 05th, 2016 - 02:52 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Agreed Marti
Oct 05th, 2016 - 03:09 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I wonder if the Spanish people are as stupid as the politicos in Uruguay?
Oct 05th, 2016 - 06:40 pm - Link - Report abuse 0They are after all from the same gene pool.
Pity there is no god, he might be able to help them because it seems no-one else can.
@7 Andy Kapp
Oct 05th, 2016 - 08:29 pm - Link - Report abuse 0YOU know a lot about stupid! You would walk away with the first prize!
Britain has told Spain, no,
Oct 06th, 2016 - 12:53 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Gibraltar has told Spain its a no,
About time Spain grew up.
@ 8 gordo1
Oct 06th, 2016 - 05:35 pm - Link - Report abuse 0But 'stupid' is miles better than somebody who believes in fairy tales.
Say 50 Hail whatevers and calm down a bit, you might regain some sense (but I am not hopeful).
@ChrisR
Oct 07th, 2016 - 02:36 am - Link - Report abuse 0You're the one who believes a frog turned into a prince.
@ 11
Oct 07th, 2016 - 07:07 pm - Link - Report abuse 0We can all see you do!
The rest of us are the pinnacle, so far, of the survival of the fittest.
Nothing at all to do with god making the world in six days and the rest of the nonsense.
It's been a while since you posted on here, please ensure it is even longer before you attempt another posting despite how comical they are.
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