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Spain's Rajoy insists with co-sovereignty for Gibraltar
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has defended his government’s co-sovereignty proposal for Gibraltar and reiterated that Spain will use Brexit to push its sovereignty aspirations over the Rock. Rajoy made the comments during a wide-ranging interview with Agence France Presse. “I think that our proposal of shared sovereignty is very reasonable,” he said. Read full article
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Feb 20th, 2017 - 01:14 pm - Link - Report abuse +2“Spain will use Brexit to push its sovereignty aspirations over the Rock”
Feb 20th, 2017 - 02:17 pm - Link - Report abuse +3How?
As you have pointed out 'Lovejoy,' British tourists spend a lot of money in Spain, Brits retiring spend their money in Spain, most most of your fishing in Europe is done around the British coast, (while we are in the EU(, UK buys most of the salads Spain export. Gibraltar employs 10 000 people, Spain has failed to find jobs for, And you think Brexit is an ace in your deck?
Is there a Spanish sovereignty claim?
Feb 20th, 2017 - 03:47 pm - Link - Report abuse +3Based on what??
Gibraltar - Some Relevant International Law: https://www.academia.edu/10575180/Gibraltar_-_Some_Relevant_Internationa...
Rajoy, you should stop talking crap about Gib, you gaining joint sovereginty over gib is as as unlikely as you vetoing an Independant Scotland being part of the EU. Twat.
Feb 20th, 2017 - 05:30 pm - Link - Report abuse +2I propose joint Spanish / Moroccan sovereignty of Ceuta and Melilla. No? Didn't think so.
Feb 20th, 2017 - 07:55 pm - Link - Report abuse +3If the up to 1 million British citizens living in Spain loses their healthcare coverage and leave for the UK Spain stands to loose those at least 14 billion Euro they are spending presently, plus a proportion of the British tourist who may get very angry at Spain (as in: Britons again topped the list with 17 million visitors to Spain in 2016).
Feb 20th, 2017 - 08:17 pm - Link - Report abuse +2Perhaps Gibraltar should just shut its gates, and see what Spain does,
Feb 20th, 2017 - 09:09 pm - Link - Report abuse +2I wonder if Spain would , will , try , ???
who knows.
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Feb 22nd, 2017 - 08:56 pm - Link - Report abuse 0It is MOST likely that Spain will boycott an Independent Scotland for membership of the EU as Spain has problems with Cataluña is also thretening independence - Spain has already stated they will reject Scotland.
Hi gordo1, No they have not said they will boycott a uniquely placed indy SCO from joining. The commented on special deals while we are stll in the UK.
Feb 23rd, 2017 - 01:49 am - Link - Report abuse 0Jacqueline Minor, the European Commission’s head of representation in the UK, explains that Scotland would be a special case in terms of EU accession because as part of a current member state it already meets all EU membership criteria. Scotland Tonight (STV), 9 February 2017.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqUhCop1VOw
What are the SNP going to do about independent Scotland's £19 billion potential deficit? And… when you go will England be £19 billion better off?
Feb 23rd, 2017 - 07:16 pm - Link - Report abuse 0It's the Scottish Government I think you mean. There is no deficit. Scotland is also due a percentege of UK assets.
Feb 23rd, 2017 - 09:04 pm - Link - Report abuse 0http://wingsoverscotland.com/junkies-tramps-and-thieves/
Assets are useless unless you can flog them. Mr Micawber is the clue. Being down £19 billion each and every year means cuts like no-one has ever seen before. Mr Voice's taxes will rocket ;-))) Never fear Wonder Woman will fix it.
Feb 24th, 2017 - 11:18 am - Link - Report abuse 0Information you wont be presented with by the UK media regarding the non-existant Scottish 'defficit'.
Feb 24th, 2017 - 01:43 pm - Link - Report abuse 0http://wingsoverscotland.com/exploring-the-options/#more-88926
Regarding the stories of Spain vetoing an Indy Scotland entering the EU?
http://wingsoverscotland.com/exploring-the-options/#more-88926
Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy comes from Galicia, and represents the city of A Coruña in the Spanish parliament, the Cortes. The mainstay of the local economy is the fishing industry, and big fishing interests are the main funders of Rajoy’s own local party. The Galician fishing fleet depends on its access to Scottish waters in order to feed Spain’s enormous appetite for seafood, and any attempt by Spain to veto Scottish membership of the EU would threaten that access. Rajoy would then find that his local party’s bank balance was as empty as the fish counter in a Spanish supermarket. He’s not going to let that happen.
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