Tag: Gibraltar

• Friday, September 20th 2013 - 19:38 UTC

  Looking back on time: when Garcia Margallo championed for Melilla and Ceuta as tax havens

  

  Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel García-Margallo has long been a vocal critic of Gibraltar’s competitive tax framework, denouncing the Rock as “a tax haven” despite its recognised compliance with international standards set by the EU and the OECD, among others.

• Thursday, September 19th 2013 - 19:20 UTC

  Sir James Benjamin Dutton appointed Governor of Gibraltar

  

  Lieutenant-General Sir James Benjamin Dutton KCB CBE has been appointed Governor of Gibraltar and will take his appointment during next December. Sir James succeeds Vice-Admiral Sir Adrian Johns KCB CBE.

• Thursday, September 19th 2013 - 07:47 UTC

  Praise for PM Cameron statements that BOT should not be described as tax havens

  

  Gibraltar’s Chief Minister Fabian Picardo and other leaders of the British Overseas Territories have welcomed remarks by the Prime Minister David Cameron that Overseas Territories should not be described as tax havens.

• Wednesday, September 18th 2013 - 20:50 UTC

  EC fact-finding mission to Gibraltar/Spain arrives next September 25

  

  The European Commission will send a fact-finding mission to the Gibraltar-Spain border on September 25 to assess Spanish customs controls and their impact on freedom of movement. The date for the mission was confirmed on Wednesday following days of wrangling over the scope of its mandate, reports the Gibraltar Chronicle.

• Wednesday, September 18th 2013 - 20:45 UTC

  Gibraltar and Spain trade unions call for an end to border crossing dispute

  

  The Gibraltar branch of Unite the Union has joined forces with Spanish unions Comisiones Obreras [CC.OO] and Unión General de Trabajadores [UGT] to underscore their collective concern at the deterioration of cross-border relations because of the on-going dispute.

• Tuesday, September 17th 2013 - 07:02 UTC

  Gibraltar drafting legislation to allow fishing under strictly controlled conditions

  

  The Gibraltar Government has taken another legislative step toward allowing fishing with certain types of nets in British Gibraltar territorial waters under limited, strictly-controlled conditions, reports the Gibraltar Chronicle.

• Saturday, September 7th 2013 - 01:34 UTC

  Gibraltar: CPA calls on Spain to cease immediately all political pressure and threats

  

  Delegates at the 59th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in South Africa, including Falklands’ delegates approved a motion expressing strong support for Gibraltar and denouncing Spanish political pressure on the Rock as “totally unacceptable”.

• Friday, September 6th 2013 - 00:26 UTC

  UK minister says Gibraltar dispute ‘could cloud bilateral relationship with Spain’

  

  Britain’s relationship with Spain could be damaged by the ongoing dispute over Gibraltar, Europe Minister David Lidington warned. Lidington told the Financial Times there was a danger the row would overshadow all other parts of the Anglo-Spanish relationship. “There is clearly a risk that this will cloud the bilateral relationship,” he said.

• Friday, September 6th 2013 - 00:18 UTC

  Falklands will attend celebration of Gibraltar National Day next week

  

  Falkland Islands lawmaker Ian Hansen together with political leaders of another seven UK Overseas Territories will be in Gibraltar to celebrate National Day next week, 10 September.

• Tuesday, September 3rd 2013 - 23:17 UTC

  Gibraltar diplomatic conflict “an important fire” says Spain, but friendship with UK must prevail

  

  Spanish Foreign minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo addressing parliament on Tuesday described the current diplomatic conflict with the UK as an ‘important fire’ and blamed it on three apparently minor incidents: Gibraltar authorities having dropped the agreement with Spanish fishermen a year ago; the recent dumping of cement blocks in the bay of Algeciras (Gibraltar) and the construction of a new reef.