Gibraltar prepared and confident on a Withdrawal Agreement from EU

Thursday, October 25th 2018 - 08:25 UTC

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Gibraltar will step up its contingency planning as from January 1, 2019, if there is no certainty of a Withdrawal Agreement and implementation period by that date, Chief Minister Fabian Picardo told an influential House of Lords select committee. Addressing the EU Select Committee, he also signaled his hope that Gibraltar, the UK and Spain could salvage elements of the Gibraltar negotiations even in the event of a ‘no deal’ Brexit between the UK and the EU. Read full article

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There was a “status quo” on the airport, he told peers, which would remain as it is. While the protocol is an annex to the withdrawal agreement, the memorandums on practical matters are not, meaning they could – in theory at least – exist in the absence of a wider deal, something that was “in everyone’s interest”.

Regarding the airport - Dastis, Former Spanish Foreign Minister, ''Spain has a claim” on the area of land on which the airport is built.'' (Chronicle 25 Feb 18).

Hm. Perhaps they should have taken up the offer of, or proposed arbitration?

Gibraltar Isthmus – Acquisitive Prescription (1 pg):-https://www.academia.edu/35658479/Gibraltar_Isthmus_Acquisitive_Prescription
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