Tag: Gibraltar

• Wednesday, September 12th 2018 - 09:00 UTC

  Gibraltar celebrates National Day with overwhelming support from UK

  

  Brexit will “neither defeat nor define” Gibraltar, Chief Minister Fabian Picardo said on Monday in a rallying call on the 25th anniversary of National Day, the last one before the UK and Gibraltar leave the European Union.

• Friday, September 7th 2018 - 08:20 UTC

  Multiparty support for Gibraltar: 32 Parliamentarians attend National Day

  

  A total of 32 parliamentarians will be coming to Gibraltar on a working visit to participate in the BOT's National Day events, September 10. That number includes Members of the House of Commons, of the House of Lords, of the Northern Ireland Assembly and of the European Parliament.

• Monday, August 27th 2018 - 04:00 UTC

  Gibraltar organizaing three-day symposium on Brexit next month

  

  A three-day symposium entitled “Bordering on Brexit: Global Britain and the Embers of the Empire” will be held next month at the Garrison Library in Gibraltar. The conference will commence after an opening speech by Gibraltar Deputy Chief Minister Dr Joseph Garcia, and throughout the event speakers will analyse different aspects of Brexit in detail.

• Friday, August 3rd 2018 - 10:03 UTC

  Gibraltar has detailed contingency plans for all levels of Brexit

  

  The Government of Gibraltar has, since 2016, been preparing for all possible outcomes in relation to the departure of the United Kingdom and Gibraltar from the European Union. This is a perfectly sensible thing to do in view of the ongoing UK/EU discussions and the preparations for all eventualities announced by both sides.

• Thursday, June 28th 2018 - 13:11 UTC

  Berlin and Paris angry with UK over Brexit, a “pain in the ass” distracting from major issues

  

  Influential EU states such as Germany, France and Spain will block any attempt by the UK to remain within the single market for goods without freedom of movement, the Spanish Foreign Minister has said. Josep Borrell said that some smaller EU states might privately be willing to negotiate reform of the bloc’s free movement rules in order to keep easy access to UK products.

• Thursday, June 14th 2018 - 22:02 UTC

  Gibraltar flies Falkland Islands flag on Liberation Day

  

  The Falkland Islands flag is currently flying above No 6 Convent Place to commemorate the Falkland Islands’ Liberation Day.

• Tuesday, June 12th 2018 - 09:02 UTC

  New Spanish government surprises Gibraltar at C24 calling for bilateral talks with UK

  

  Chief Minister Fabian Picardo told the United Nations on Monday that Gibraltar was ready to work with Spain’s new Socialist government for the mutual benefit of citizens on both sides of the border. This, he underscored, did not deviate from Gibraltar’s cast-iron position on sovereignty and the principle of self-determination.

• Thursday, June 7th 2018 - 07:32 UTC

  UK fully recognizes the priorities of Gibraltar, ministers tell the Rock delegation

  

  The UK said it continued to work with Gibraltar towards a Brexit deal that “fully recognizes the priorities of the Rock”. The Department for Exiting the European Union made the statement after the seventh meeting of the Joint Ministerial Council between the United Kingdom and Gibraltar Governments, which took place in London at the Cabinet Office on Monday morning.

• Monday, May 21st 2018 - 08:26 UTC

  UK and Spain discuss Brexit and Gibraltar in Madrid: “constructive meeting”

  

  Gibraltar was discussed in Madrid on Saturday during a wide-ranging meeting on Brexit between the UK’s Minister for the Cabinet Office, David Lidington, and Spanish Minister for Foreign Affairs, Alfonso Dastis. Speaking after the meeting, Mr Lidington expressed confidence that a constructive agreement would be reached on Gibraltar’s post-Brexit relations with Spain and the wider EU.

• Friday, May 18th 2018 - 07:37 UTC

  Cross-party group of UK parliamentarians on two-day visit to Gibraltar

  

  A cross-party group of UK parliamentarians is in Gibraltar on a two-day working visit. The visit takes place against the backdrop of the negotiations for the United Kingdom and Gibraltar to leave the European Union, which means that it will centre on Brexit issues.