Tag: Gibraltar border

• Friday, June 12th 2020 - 09:51 UTC

  Gibraltar residents able to cross the frontier into Spain

  

  Gibraltar confirmed hat following direct contact between the Chief Minister and the Spanish Minister of the Interior, residents of Gibraltar and EU residents of Gibraltar are now able to cross the frontier into Spain.

• Thursday, December 14th 2017 - 06:25 UTC

  Gibraltar recalls 35th anniversary of the opening of the frontier

  

  Gibraltar will recall on December 15th the 35th Anniversary of the Opening of the Frontier. The decision to end the thirteen year blockade of Gibraltar to strangle its economy taken by the Spanish Dictator General Franco in 1969, was put into effect by the PSOE.

• Saturday, July 29th 2017 - 12:23 UTC

  Gibraltar reminds Madrid of close cross-border cooperation and the 7.800 Spaniards working in the Rock

  

  Gibraltar will continue to grow in a post-Brexit world and Spain should not create obstacles to cross-border cooperation that will generate jobs and wealth for the region, Chief Minister Fabian Picardo told a seminar in the neighboring town of San Roque in Andalucía.

• Thursday, July 24th 2014 - 05:43 UTC

  Spain congratulates Hammond and calls for dialogue on “Gibraltar and surrounding area”

  

  Spain’s Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo congratulated Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond on his recent appointment and insisted that Spain’s action in Gibraltar is simply to seek compliance with legal obligations, but nevertheless called for dialogue.

• Friday, July 4th 2014 - 06:18 UTC

  EC visit and review of Gibraltar/Spain border welcomed by Minister Lidington

  

  UK Minister for Europe David Lidington welcomed Thursday’s return visit to Gibraltar by the European Commission to review progress towards addressing delays at the Gibraltar-Spain Border. Lidington recently visited Gibraltar to check the situation at the border and incursions by Spanish vessels of the Rock's waters.

• Tuesday, July 1st 2014 - 23:48 UTC

  UK Europe minister Lidington toured Gibraltar/Spain border with Picardo

  

  Britain’s Europe Minister David Lidington toured the Gibraltar border on Monday evening and received an on-the-spot briefing from Chief Minister Fabian Picardo on the human impact of Spanish controls.

• Saturday, June 28th 2014 - 01:46 UTC

  UK Europe minister expected in Gibraltar to witness first hand delays at border crossing to Spain

  

  The Minister for Europe, David Lidington, will visit Gibraltar on Monday 30 June and Tuesday 1 July. The visit will enable the Minister to visit the Gibraltar-Spain border to witness first-hand the continuing delays at the crossing, to hold discussions with HM Government of Gibraltar, and to meet a wide range of the people of Gibraltar.

• Monday, May 19th 2014 - 09:50 UTC

  Gibraltar: Spain hits back at UK accusing the Rock of increased tobacco smuggling

  

  The Spanish Government has accused Britain of failing to tackle a sharp rise in tobacco smuggling at the border. In a statement marking the six-month deadline set by the European Commission following its visit last year, Spain also said that cooperation with law enforcement agencies in Gibraltar had deteriorated.

• Wednesday, February 12th 2014 - 00:08 UTC

  Gibraltar takes border queues dispute to Brussels: Spanish government 'furious'

  

  The Spanish Government is “furious” at Gibraltar’s high profile with EU decision makers, the Rock’s Liberal Democrat MEP, Sir Graham Watson, said on Monday. The lawmaker was speaking on the eve of a three-day visit to Brussels by a delegation from the Gibraltar Government led by Chief Minister Fabian Picardo.

• Saturday, January 18th 2014 - 06:32 UTC

  Gibraltarians will travel to EU offices in Brussels to protest Spain's border controls

  

  The Gibraltar Government will sponsor a group of Gibraltarians and local residents who plan to travel to Brussels to protest before the European Union about delays caused by Spanish checks at the border, reports the Gibraltar Chronicle. The group approached the Government in recent months and is said to include people from all walks of life and from all shades of political opinion.