Tag: Gibraltar

• Tuesday, September 12th 2017 - 08:42 UTC

  May reaffirms UK's Gibraltar sovereignty commitment in National Day message

  

  Prime Minister Theresa May has said the United Kingdom will stand by Gibraltar for as long as Gibraltarians wish to remain British, reaffirming the double lock sovereignty commitment as the Rock celebrated a historic National Day.

• Saturday, September 9th 2017 - 20:54 UTC

  Sir Alan Duncan in Gibraltar to celebrate the Rock's National Day

  

  The United Kingdom will stand by Gibraltar, its people and its economy for as long as Gibraltarians wish to remain British, Sir Alan Duncan said ahead of an official visit to the Rock. Britain’s Minister for Europe at the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office arrived at the Rock on Saturday and will spend the weekend in Gibraltar celebrating National Day, 10 September, and the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Referendum.

• Thursday, August 10th 2017 - 07:30 UTC

  US Congress delegation on “support visit” to Gibraltar

  

  Members of the United States Congress are visiting Gibraltar to ‘show support’ for the Rock as they reflected on the close links between Gibraltar and the US. Acting Gibraltar Chief Minister Dr Joseph Garcia welcomed a delegation from the Congress of the United States to Gibraltar on Monday afternoon before taking them through a series of meetings throughout the course of yesterday.

• Tuesday, August 8th 2017 - 16:25 UTC

  Gibraltar does not rule out a third sovereignty referendum, if the need arose

  

  The Gibraltar Government would consider holding a third referendum on the issue of sovereignty if the need arose, Chief Minister Fabian Picardo said in an interview with the Gibraltar Chronicle, even as he acknowledged “a change of tone” in Spain’s approach to the Rock.

• Tuesday, August 8th 2017 - 01:14 UTC

  Spain will not condition a Brexit deal to Gibraltar, but remains firm in its sovereignty claim of the Rock

  

  Spain will not risk a Brexit deal by making Gibraltar’s sovereignty a condition in the talks, the country’s Foreign Minister said in an interview on Sunday. Speaking to the conservative newspaper ABC, Alfonso Dastis said Spain would not accept any agreement that undermined its position on Gibraltar, but would not use the Brexit talks to push its sovereignty aspirations over the Rock.

• 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.

• Wednesday, July 26th 2017 - 05:16 UTC

  Gibraltar launches “best brains” Consultative Council, but it is described as elitist and undemocratic

  

  The Gibraltar Consultative Council met for the first time on Monday to discuss matters in the national interest, even as it faced criticism that its structure was “elitist” and “undemocratic”.

• Monday, July 24th 2017 - 09:26 UTC

  Submarine HMS Ambush collision off Gibraltar cost at least £ 3.4m

  

  British taxpayers were left with a bill of over £3.4m following the collision off Gibraltar last year between a Royal Navy submarine and a merchant ship. HMS Ambush, one of Britain’s new Astute-class nuclear-powered submarines, sustained damage to its conning tower during a glancing collision with a chemical tanker while submerged in international waters 3.3 nautical miles off Gibraltar.

• Saturday, July 22nd 2017 - 11:23 UTC

  Spanish concern with Brexit impacts on Gibraltar's neighboring towns

  

  Spanish Minister for Foreign Affairs, Alfonso Dastis, will visit the Campo de Gibraltar in September to discuss the impact of Brexit on cross-border workers and the wider region. The forthcoming visit was announced late Thursday night following a meeting in Madrid between the minister and officials from the Campo.

• Tuesday, July 18th 2017 - 05:32 UTC

  UK/Gibraltar will establish a consultation mechanism on trade agreements

  

  UK and Gibraltar will establish a mechanism to ensure Gibraltar is consulted on any trade agreements negotiated by Britain outside the EU, both governments said in a joint statement.