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Montevideo, December 16th 2025 - 04:47 UTC

Tag: Gibraltar

  • Friday, April 7th 2017 - 09:55 UTC

    Nigel Farage proposes a Gibraltar referendum to become part of the UK

    Farage said he supports holding a referendum giving Gibraltarians the chance to enjoy devolved powers such as Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

    One in three people in Britain would cede at least some sovereignty over Gibraltar for a better Brexit deal according to a YouGov poll made public this week. The poll conclusions were released when Nigel Farage, Britain's leading Brexiteer expressed support for proposals to hold a referendum in Gibraltar to ask whether they want to become part of the UK.

  • Tuesday, April 4th 2017 - 07:20 UTC

    Spain surprised by tone of UK comments on Gibraltar; CM Picardo critical of EU Council president Tusk

    “The Spanish government is a little surprised by the tone of comments coming out of Britain, a country known for its composure,” Dastis said.

    Spain’s Foreign Minister Alfonso Dastis called on Tuesday for calm in the row over Gibraltar’s inclusion in the EU guidelines, adding that he was surprised by the reactions in Britain. He was speaking amid a media frenzy after the EU said in its guidelines that Spain must agree before any future trade deal between the UK and the EU can be extended to Gibraltar.

  • Monday, April 3rd 2017 - 08:47 UTC

    Gibraltar “is not for sale and is not to be bargained away” says Boris Johnson

    The policy of the UK remains fixed and firm. ”The sovereignty of Gibraltar cannot be changed without the express consent of the UK and the people of Gibraltar.”

    British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has insisted that Gibraltar “will not be bargained away” during the Brexit negotiations after the UK Government came under pressure to safeguard the future of the Rock. The Foreign Secretary’s intervention came after a European Union proposal to give Madrid a veto over decisions on Gibraltar’s future after the UK has left the bloc.

  • Friday, March 31st 2017 - 07:35 UTC

    Gibraltar presents Medallion of Honor to US Congressman Holding

    Congressman Holding had been a staunch supporter of Gibraltar's right to determine its own future as an Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom

    The Deputy Chief Minister Dr Joseph Garcia this morning presented the Gibraltar Medallion of Honor to Congressman George Holding in the Capitol Building in Washington. The presentation took place in the Lincoln Room, once used by Abraham Lincoln to lobby members of Congress.

  • Thursday, March 30th 2017 - 10:15 UTC

    Madrid sends Brexit “message of calm” to Spaniards who work in Gibraltar

    The statement from Dastis was interpreted as a “message of calm” to Spaniards who work in Gibraltar, saying their interests will be kept in mind by Spain.

    Spain’s Foreign Minister, Alfonso Dastis, has told a leading German newspaper that Madrid will not be taking “any type of punitive measures” at the border with Gibraltar after Brexit. Dastis has made similar statements in recent days to Spanish media, but his comments to Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung are the first time he has spoken about the border to the international media.

  • Wednesday, March 22nd 2017 - 09:50 UTC

    Initiative in US Lower Chamber to recognize Gibraltar's right to self determination

    As on previous occasions, the latest version of the resolution was sponsored by Republican Congressman George Holding.

    A resolution calling on the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the US Congress, to formally recognise Gibraltar’s right to self-determination has been tabled for a third time. The resolution states that the views and rights of Gibraltarians should always be imperative in any discussion of Gibraltar’s status as a British Overseas Territory.

  • Thursday, March 9th 2017 - 21:52 UTC

    Spain's King Felipe VI on state visit to Britain next June

    King Felipe had accepted an invitation from the Queen in December 2015 to visit the UK accompanied by Queen Letizia.

    Spain’s King Felipe VI will pay a State Visit to the United Kingdom in June, Spanish media reported. The visit, which has not been formally confirmed by either the British or Spanish governments, would be the first visit by a Spanish monarch to the UK in over three decades.

  • Saturday, February 25th 2017 - 10:52 UTC

    Futuristic €450 million yacht freed from arrest in Gibraltar; heads for Cartagena

    Yacht A was arrested a week ago over an admiralty claim filed by German shipyard Nobiskrug against Valla Yachts Limited, the Bermuda-registered owner.

    The futuristic €450 million yacht at the centre of a €15.3m legal wrangle has been freed from admiralty arrest and sailed from Gibraltar early Wednesday morning. Sailing Yacht A weighed anchor at around 8.30am and sailed from the Bay of Gibraltar in rough seas bound for the Mediterranean, reports the Gibraltar Chronicle.

  • Monday, February 20th 2017 - 10:56 UTC

    Spain's Rajoy insists with co-sovereignty for Gibraltar

    Rajoy said he was confident Britain and Spain would reach a deal to protect the rights of their respective citizens after Brexit. A million Britons are living in Spain

    Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has defended his government’s co-sovereignty proposal for Gibraltar and reiterated that Spain will use Brexit to push its sovereignty aspirations over the Rock. Rajoy made the comments during a wide-ranging interview with Agence France Presse. “I think that our proposal of shared sovereignty is very reasonable,” he said.

  • Friday, February 10th 2017 - 11:28 UTC

    Spain must act intelligently in its approach to Gibraltar, says foreign minister

    ”I am for ‘Gibraltar español’, but we have to be intelligent when it comes to tackling this issue,” said Dastis also added he was “not a pessimist” about Brexit

    Spain’s Foreign Minister, Alfonso Dastis, said that he believed Gibraltar should be Spanish, though he added Spain must be intelligent in its approach to the Rock. He was speaking during a wide-ranging interview on the morning politics show Los Desayunos, on state broadcaster TVE1.