Tag: Gibraltar border

• Tuesday, August 13th 2013 - 02:27 UTC

  UK warns Spain with legal action over the tight controls at the Gibraltar border

  

  Britain warned Spain it might take legal action to try to force Madrid to abandon tighter controls at the border with the contested British overseas territory of Gibraltar in what it called an “unprecedented” step against a European ally.

• Wednesday, October 17th 2012 - 05:03 UTC

  UK tells Spain border checks and delays in Gibraltar border are ‘unacceptable’

  

  Britain this week raised the issue of disproportionate Gibraltar border checks and delays “at the highest level” with the Spanish Government. The issue was revealed in Parliament by Europe Minister David Lidington who was responding to a question in an emergency debate instigated by the all party Gibraltar group.

• Monday, October 15th 2012 - 07:39 UTC

  Gibraltar condemns Spanish policy of deliberate delays at the border crossing

  

  The Gibraltar Government strongly condemned the lengthy and deliberate delays to cross the frontier into Spain which have been experienced by Gibraltarians and visitors to Gibraltar. Chief Minister Fabian Picardo, currently in London has already been in touch with the UK Government and urged them to take up the matter with Spain at the highest level