Tag: European Economic Community (EEC)

• Saturday, February 20th 2016 - 06:50 UTC

  Cameron hails 'special status' deal for Britain in the EU, after marathon summit

  

  Prime Minister David Cameron hailed on Friday a landmark “special status” deal for Britain in the EU, and pledged to campaign heart and soul to stay in the block in a historic referendum scheduled for June.

• Saturday, May 24th 2014 - 07:43 UTC

  The 1978 'nominal' co-sovereignty secret project for Gibraltar, with UK, EEC and Spain's guarantee

  

  A form of “nominal” co-sovereignty to be guaranteed UK, Spain and the EEC was proposed by Gibraltar Chief Minister, the late Sir Joshua Hassan, in January 1978, according to papers newly-released to The National Archives.

• Friday, January 3rd 2014 - 23:25 UTC

  UK prepared to veto Spain's entry to the EC over Gibraltar restrictions in 1984/85

  

  British officials thought Spain could “not be trusted” to keep its promises to lift restrictions on Gibraltar prior to joining the European Community, according to declassified documents released to The National Archives.