Tag: Gibraltar

• Wednesday, November 14th 2012 - 23:30 UTC

  Gibraltar demands stronger UK action against incursions by the Spanish Navy

  

  The Gibraltar Government said Britain must find a different way to end the “totally unacceptable” actions by Spanish state vessels, the latest of which on Tuesday with the incursion of the corvette “Vencedora” flying an oversized Spanish ensign, which represents “a frontal challenge and an affront to British sovereignty”.

• Wednesday, October 31st 2012 - 23:34 UTC

  Gibraltar willing to enter a double taxation treaty with Spain

  

  Gibraltar said it complies with European Union and OECD regulations regarding finance centres and also indicated that it was willing to enter a double taxation treaty with Spain.

• Tuesday, October 23rd 2012 - 21:20 UTC

  Gibraltar, a ‘smokescreen’ to distract Spain’s austerity cuts claims political party

  

  The Spanish leftwing political party Izquierda Unida [IU] has tabled questions in Spain’s parliament asking why Gibraltar continues to be a priority matter for the central government in Madrid.

• Thursday, October 18th 2012 - 18:32 UTC

  Gibraltar admitted to UEFA junior football and Futsal competitions

  

  Gibraltar Football Association President Gareth Latin announced that Gibraltar has been invited to participate in UEFA Under 17, Under 19 and Futsal competitions, commencing in September 2013, despite Spain’s “outright objection”.

• Wednesday, October 17th 2012 - 05:03 UTC

  UK tells Spain border checks and delays in Gibraltar border are ‘unacceptable’

  

  Britain this week raised the issue of disproportionate Gibraltar border checks and delays “at the highest level” with the Spanish Government. The issue was revealed in Parliament by Europe Minister David Lidington who was responding to a question in an emergency debate instigated by the all party Gibraltar group.

• Monday, October 15th 2012 - 07:39 UTC

  Gibraltar condemns Spanish policy of deliberate delays at the border crossing

  

  The Gibraltar Government strongly condemned the lengthy and deliberate delays to cross the frontier into Spain which have been experienced by Gibraltarians and visitors to Gibraltar. Chief Minister Fabian Picardo, currently in London has already been in touch with the UK Government and urged them to take up the matter with Spain at the highest level

• Thursday, October 11th 2012 - 23:41 UTC

  UK reaffirms sovereignty over Gibraltar and its territorial waters

  

  The British Government responded to Spain’s intervention at the UN Fourth Decolonization Committee with a firm statement about its commitment to the people of Gibraltar and their British sovereignty.

• Wednesday, October 10th 2012 - 18:41 UTC

  South America solid behind Argentina’s Falklands’ claim at UN decolonization meeting

  

  The opening session of the UN Fourth Committee on decolonisation was dominated by a joint verbal assault on Britain by South American countries over the issue of the Falkland Islands. One after another, representatives of governments in the region called on the UK to enter into dialogue with Argentina over the sovereignty of the Islands, which are claimed by the government in Buenos Aires.

• Tuesday, October 9th 2012 - 01:24 UTC

  Hague reaffirms Gibraltar sovereignty but calls for more cooperation with Spain

  

  The British Government and the Government of Gibraltar must work ever more closely together in a spirit of openness and trust to further mutual interests and “without conceding on sovereignty, which must remain paramount,” they must also look to the future and work to strengthen relationships with Spain”.

• Tuesday, October 9th 2012 - 01:13 UTC

  Gibraltar unveils management scheme for its territorial waters

  

  The Gibraltar Government has provided for more protection for British Gibraltar Territorial Waters with the publication of the revised Southern Waters of Gibraltar Management Scheme.