Tag: Julie Girling

• Friday, June 10th 2016 - 07:43 UTC

  Garcia-Margallo joint sovereignty comments referred to Gibraltar dismissed

  

  Conservative member of the European Parliament, MEP, Julie Girling has rubbished suggestions by the Acting Spanish Foreign Minister, José Manuel García-Margallo, that Gibraltar will have to contemplate a joint UK/Spain sovereignty arrangement in the event of a “Leave” vote in the European Union referendum.

• Wednesday, May 30th 2012 - 05:23 UTC

  “Disturbing” Falklands-style tendencies with Gibraltar claim European MPs

  

  Escalation in the long-running dispute between Britain and Spain over ownership of Gibraltar shows “disturbing” Falklands-style tendencies. The warning comes from one of the Rock's MEPs after a stand-off between Gibraltar and Spanish police patrol boats over fishing rights.