Tag: Brexit Gibraltar

• Friday, November 24th 2017 - 09:21 UTC

  “Brexit is madness” says Gibraltar CM: instead of looking to the future it looks to the past

  

  Gibraltar’s presence in an increasingly interconnected world means it will not be isolated as a result of Brexit, Chief Minister Fabian Picardo said on Spanish television, even as he described the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union as “madness”.

• Tuesday, August 1st 2017 - 21:39 UTC

  The United Kingdom Needs More Europe, Not Less

  

  By Mike Gapes (*) For the future security and stability of our country, our continent and the world this is the worst possible moment for the UK to be leaving the European Union. Unfortunately, we are planning to leave our European partners at a time when there is going to be less and less agreement amongst the most important countries about how to deal with current and emerging global problems.

• Saturday, July 22nd 2017 - 11:23 UTC

  Spanish concern with Brexit impacts on Gibraltar's neighboring towns

  

  Spanish Minister for Foreign Affairs, Alfonso Dastis, will visit the Campo de Gibraltar in September to discuss the impact of Brexit on cross-border workers and the wider region. The forthcoming visit was announced late Thursday night following a meeting in Madrid between the minister and officials from the Campo.

• Monday, July 10th 2017 - 09:03 UTC

  Juncker supports UK position in Gibraltar Brexit exit discussions with Spain

  

  The European Commission has made clear that Gibraltar is part of the Brexit withdrawal negotiations and that Spain’s additional veto only applies in respect of the UK’s future arrangements with the EU.

• Saturday, July 8th 2017 - 23:39 UTC

  Gibraltar and UK delegations discuss Brexit at the Rock

  

  Delegations of the Gibraltar and United Kingdom Governments have met in Gibraltar on Friday for a full day of discussions covering a wide range of issues.

• Thursday, May 11th 2017 - 09:56 UTC

  Gibraltar preparing for a hard Brexit; expects new opportunities for financial services

  

  Gibraltar is preparing for a hard Brexit but expects new opportunities for its financial services sector despite the challenges ahead, Finance Centre Director James Tipping told a European Parliament committee in Brussels. Mr Tipping told the parliament’s Committee of Inquiry into Money Laundering, Tax Avoidance and Tax Evasion that Gibraltar’s finance centre was “small by European standards” but crucial to Gibraltar’s economy.

• Friday, May 5th 2017 - 08:00 UTC

  Gibraltar reacts to Spain's neo-colonial ambitions taking advantage of Brexit

  

  Gibraltar Chief Minister has reacted to the Spanish Foreign Ministry's Brexit document planning changes to the Rock’s economic status, saying that as usual, the welfare of its own people hasn't got in the way of Spain's neo-colonial ambitions over Gibraltar.

• Friday, April 28th 2017 - 09:23 UTC

  Labour “unequivocally committed” to protecting British sovereignty of Gibraltar

  

  Labour is “unequivocally committed” to protecting the British sovereignty of Gibraltar, Shadow Foreign Secretary Emily Thornberry said during a surprise visit to the Rock. Mrs Thornberry was shown around Gibraltar International Airport and the frontier by Deputy Chief Minister Dr Joseph Garcia, on the back of a long standing promise.