Tag: Gibraltar

Saturday, May 10th 2014 - 07:21 UTC
UEFA' president Platini will attend the Gibraltar Cup final

The Gibraltar Football Association has announced that UEFA President Michel Platini will visit Gibraltar on Saturday and attend the Rock Cup final.
Tuesday, May 6th 2014 - 06:06 UTC
Liberal International calls on Spain to end coercion campaign against Gibraltar

The Congress of Liberal International, meeting in the Netherlands, has called on the Spanish Government to end the campaign of coercion and economic sanctions against Gibraltar and urged Madrid to return to the Trilateral Forum for Dialogue.
Monday, May 5th 2014 - 06:52 UTC
London concerned Spanish actions against Gibraltar are damaging bilateral relations

The British Government has again voiced public concern that Spanish actions against Gibraltar are damaging its bilateral relationship with Spain. In a response to a parliamentary question in the House of Commons, Europe Minister David Lidington said Britain was keeping its options open on how to respond to Spain.
Monday, April 28th 2014 - 07:49 UTC
Ex Royal Navy and intelligence expert appointed Captain of Port of Gibraltar

A Gibraltarian who served as an officer in the Royal Navy has been appointed as the new chief executive and Captain of the Port of Gibraltar. Bob Sanguinetti, who rose to the rank of Commodore in the British navy, will replace Captain Roy Stanbrook, who resigned from the post earlier this year.
Wednesday, April 23rd 2014 - 05:54 UTC
Madrid trying to block sale of rocks to Gibraltar, according to Spanish media

Spain’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs is urging Morocco and Portugal to block the sale of rocks to Gibraltar, according to the online publication El Confidencial. The website reported at the weekend that the ministry headed by Jose Manuel García-Margallo had initiated contacts with “friendly countries” in a bid to stop Gibraltar’s “expansionist” plans.
Monday, April 21st 2014 - 07:19 UTC
Gibraltar blackout on Sunday afternoon as fire breaks out in main power station

A fire in the Waterport power station left most of Gibraltar without electricity on Sunday afternoon, reports the Gibraltar Chronicle. Police urged residents in the area to close their windows as thick black smoke billowed from the power station, though no one was injured in the incident.
Wednesday, April 16th 2014 - 04:49 UTC
Spanish government vessels incursions into Gibraltar waters reach 600

Spanish government vessels have unlawfully entered British territorial waters around Gibraltar more than 600 times since the start of 2013, according to official figures. There were 496 incursions in 2013 and 112 in the first three months of 2014, the figures disclosed by Foreign Secretary William Hague revealed.
Thursday, April 10th 2014 - 06:07 UTC
Gibraltar after closer political and cooperation links with Malta

Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabian Picardo met with top officials from Malta this week during a two day visit focused on building links with the island state. The officials included Foreign affairs minister George Vella, Speaker of the Maltese Parliament Angelu Farrugia and Financial Services and Gaming Minister Albert Isola.
Wednesday, April 9th 2014 - 07:08 UTC
Gibraltar 'close to British hearts', but plenty of room for 'practical dialogue'

UK Ambassador to Spain, Simon Manley has told a Spanish newspaper that British people hold Gibraltar ‘close to their hearts’ and that delays at the border are politically motivated. He underscored Britain and Gibraltar’s desire to engage in “practical” dialogue toward better cross-border relations that would benefit communities on either side of the frontier fence.
Wednesday, April 9th 2014 - 07:03 UTC
Algeciras mayor highlights 'English occupation' of Gibraltar and the Falklands

The mayor of the Spanish town of Algeciras, Jose Ignacio Landaluce flew back this weekend from Argentina, where he had attended a twinning ceremony with Rio Grande, Tierra del Fuego that sought to highlight the ‘English occupation’ of Gibraltar and the Falkland Islands.