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Montevideo, April 5th 2025 - 07:09 UTC

Tag: Gibraltar

  • Thursday, May 9th 2013 - 00:13 UTC

    Falkland Island's self-determination: Queen out of touch with reality, says Argentina

    Senator Filmus says the Queen remains faithful to British colonialist history and tradition

    “The Queen is not aware that we are in the XXIst century and she follows the colonialist tradition of the United Kingdom”, claimed Argentine Senator Daniel Filmus, the first reaction to the Queen’s strong message in support of the Falkland Islands and Gibraltar right to determine their political futures.

  • Wednesday, May 8th 2013 - 19:48 UTC

    Reassurance for Falklands and Gibraltar

    Falkland Islanders celebrate the March 10/11 referendum results

    By Harold Briley from London - The Falkland Islands and Gibraltar have been reassured by the British Government that it will protect their right to choose their own way of government. The pledge was contained in the Government’s programmer and new laws for the forthcoming session of Parliament, outlined in the traditional Queen’s Speech to both Houses of Parliament.

  • Wednesday, May 8th 2013 - 16:28 UTC

    Falklands/Gibraltar: Queen reaffirms protection and self determination of British Overseas Territories

    The Queen addresses Parliament at the House of Lords ceremony

    Britain reaffirmed on Wednesday that it will ensure and protect the right to the Falkland Islanders and Gibraltarians to determine their political futures. The strong message was included in HM Queen Elizabeth traditional annual address to Parliament setting out the legislative program for the government of PM David Cameron.

  • Saturday, May 4th 2013 - 09:03 UTC

    UK minister warns waters row escalation with Spain could damage Gibraltar’s economy

    “Unlawful incursions by Spanish State vessels are violations of the UK’s sovereignty, they are not a threat to our sovereignty”, said Lidington

    UK Minister for Europe David Lidington has warned that an escalation of tension with Spain in the waters row could damage Gibraltar’s prosperity and wider UK interests and pointed out that the incursions were not “an armed attack or invasion” and that the response to them must be proportionate.

  • Saturday, April 20th 2013 - 08:48 UTC

    Gibraltar will commemorate, not celebrate the 300 year of the Treaty of Utrecht

    Spain would be delighted to be provoked by a celebration, said Chief Minister Picardo

    Gibraltar will commemorate, not celebrate the 300 year old Treaty of Utrecht this year, Chief Minister Fabian Picardo, told members of the Fabian Society in London earlier this week. The treaty refers to the cession in perpetuity by Spain to the British Crown of Gibraltar in 1713 under Article X of the agreement which put an end to the War of Spanish Succession (1701/1714)

  • Thursday, April 11th 2013 - 15:17 UTC

    Gibraltar represents a road map

    By Jose C. Moya (*) - The recent referendum’s near unanimous support for British rule seems to leave little space for negotiations. The passing of Thatcher -- who was seen as a liberator by most Islanders -- will, if anything, harden their position by reviving memories of the war. And the position of the Argentine population is equally hard, if the recent revival and political use of the issue by the government of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner is any indication.

  • Monday, April 8th 2013 - 04:42 UTC

    Spain warns it will block all ‘by all means’ Gibraltar attempts to join UEFA

    The Gibraltar football has been playing with success in several categories

    The Spanish Government has declared that it will back legal action by the Spanish Football Federation to block Gibraltar’s membership of UEFA. “We will take the necessary measures in our power to avoid a situation which is contrary to the sporting strategy of the Spanish state.”

  • Monday, April 1st 2013 - 09:13 UTC

    Cameron and Rajoy scheduled to meet this month, says Madrid media

    The official agenda the Euro-zone crisis but yes, Gibraltar is also expected to the addressed

    The prime ministers of Spain and Britain will meet in Madrid during the second week of April, according to a weekend report in ABC. The article said the meeting between Mariano Rajoy and David Cameron would centre primarily on the Euro-zone crisis.

  • Thursday, March 7th 2013 - 06:52 UTC

    Gibraltar represented for the first time at United Nations Commission

    Minister Sacramento, “a great privilege” to attend a UN commission of status of women

    For the first time ever Gibraltar is represented at the United Nations Commission on the status of women. Minister for Equality and Social Services, Samantha Sacramento has been attending the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) 57th Session at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.

  • Friday, March 1st 2013 - 02:08 UTC

    Ban Ki-moon calls for a more inclusive dialogue on decolonization

    ”Eradication of colonialism, in keeping with the principles of the Charter and the relevant UN resolutions, is our common endeavour” said Ban Ki-moon

    With the world undergoing a “great transition,” it is time for a new kind of inclusive dialogue about decolonization, Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said, calling for fresh approaches to resolve the situations of the remaining 16 Non-Self-Governing Territories.