Tag: Fabian Picardo

• Wednesday, May 23rd 2012 - 19:11 UTC

  Gibraltar and Spanish town agree on cross-border group to help sort out fishing dispute

  

  Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabian Picardo and Spanish town La Linea Mayor Gemma Araujo agreed the creation of a cross-border joint working group that will be examining all aspects of the fishing dispute with Spain.

• Monday, May 21st 2012 - 01:33 UTC

  Prince Edward will inaugurate Gibraltar’s new air terminal; no decision on the name

  

  The Earl of Wessex, Prince Edward, will formally inaugurate and name Gibraltar’s new air terminal during his forthcoming visit to the Rock. The plan was revealed during a debate in the Gibraltar parliament after Opposition leader Peter Caruana suggested the British Royal should carry out the task.“It’s already on his agenda,” replied Chief Minister Fabian Picardo.

• Monday, April 2nd 2012 - 07:42 UTC

  Gibraltar/Algeciras agree to cross-border cooperation in matters of shared interests

  

  Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabian Picardo and Mayor of Spain’s Algeciras Jose Ignacio Landaluce have both separately highlighted the importance of cross-border cooperation and co-existence, in dealing with the complex issues related to Spanish fishing activity in Gibraltar waters.

• Sunday, March 25th 2012 - 08:48 UTC

  Gibraltar and Spain in direct discussions to solve fishing controversy

  

  The British Government is understood to be supporting a local Gibraltar–Campo (Spain) fishermen resolution to the recent spate of exchanges over fishing rights in British Gibraltar territorial Waters.

• Monday, February 27th 2012 - 17:35 UTC

  Gibraltar and La Linea address common issues that “concern the real people”

  

  Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabian Picardo received at Convent Palace neighbouring La Linea Mayor Gemma Araujo to review issues of mutual interest and concern, during a meeting followed by a press conference which was described as very positive.

• Thursday, February 2nd 2012 - 21:46 UTC

  Rajoy and Cameron scheduled to meet 21 February in London, says Madrid media

  

  Mariano Rajoy, Spain’s Prime Minister, is expected to meet with his British counterpart David Cameron later this month. According to Spanish press reports the meeting is likely to take place in London on February 21.

• Wednesday, January 25th 2012 - 20:41 UTC

  Gibraltar “joke time over” Spanish minister tells Foreign Secretary Hague

  

  “This joke is over” Jose Garcia-Margallo, Spanish Foreign Minister told his British counterpart William Hague this week regarding the Gibraltar sovereignty dispute.

• Saturday, December 10th 2011 - 00:43 UTC

  Gibraltar votes for change; after almost 16 years opposition takes over

  

  In a very close result the Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party (GSLP) Liberal Alliance were elected on Thursday into government with Fabian Picardo topping the poll.

• Wednesday, June 15th 2011 - 19:45 UTC

  Gibraltar calls on opposition to forget about C24, ‘they will never de-colonize’

  

  The Gibraltar Government called this week on the Opposition “to abandon attendance at the Committee of 24 and support Chief Minister Peter Caruana at the United Nations in October.”

• Wednesday, June 1st 2011 - 16:31 UTC

  Gibraltar Opposition confirms it will attend the UN C24 meeting as petitioner

  

  Gibraltar Opposition Leader Fabian Picardo will head for New York later this month to address the United Nations Committee of 24 as part of the opposition GSLP/Liberal policy of continuing to ask the C24 to de-list British Overseas Territory and formally close the decolonisation process.