Tag: Peter Caruana

• Saturday, November 28th 2015 - 06:45 UTC

  “Tsunami support” re-elects Gibraltar Chief minister Fabian Picardo

  

  Gibraltar's incumbent Chief Minister Fabian Picardo thanked his supporters for their “tsunami of support” on Friday after he won a landslide victory in a general election.

• Thursday, December 5th 2013 - 19:06 UTC

  How Gibraltar 2002 referendum foundered plan for joint-sovereignty with Spain

  

  It was 2002 when Spain and UK had agreed the broad terms of joint sovereignty over Gibraltar, including inclusion in Schengen and the Customs Union. But the deal unraveled once the then Gibraltar Chief Minister Peter Caruana held the referendum later that year. This is the story as told by former Spanish premier Jose Maria Aznar, according to the Gibraltar Chronicle.

• Monday, November 19th 2012 - 11:24 UTC

  UN consensus decision confirms Spain formally abandons Gibraltar trilateral process

  

  Spain’s decision to pull out of the trilateral process was formally recorded in the consensus decision on Gibraltar adopted by the United Nations General Assembly this year.

• Monday, May 21st 2012 - 01:33 UTC

  Prince Edward will inaugurate Gibraltar’s new air terminal; no decision on the name

  

  The Earl of Wessex, Prince Edward, will formally inaugurate and name Gibraltar’s new air terminal during his forthcoming visit to the Rock. The plan was revealed during a debate in the Gibraltar parliament after Opposition leader Peter Caruana suggested the British Royal should carry out the task.“It’s already on his agenda,” replied Chief Minister Fabian Picardo.

• Wednesday, March 21st 2012 - 04:27 UTC

  Gibraltar exposed to a repeat of Spanish provocations from a decade ago

  

  Gibraltar appeared to be heading back to scenes of over a decade ago: clashes with Spanish fishermen and politicians. On Monday evening the Spanish ruling Popular Party from neighbouring Algeciras Mayor, Jose Ignacio Landaluce, boarded the vessel ‘Joaquina’ backing a protest sail into Gibraltar waters.

• Saturday, December 10th 2011 - 00:43 UTC

  Gibraltar votes for change; after almost 16 years opposition takes over

  

  In a very close result the Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party (GSLP) Liberal Alliance were elected on Thursday into government with Fabian Picardo topping the poll.

• Tuesday, December 6th 2011 - 15:26 UTC

  Tripartite Forum (UK, Spain and Gibraltar) “dead” says incoming Rajoy delegate

  

  The Tripartite Forum which includes Spain, UK and Gibraltar is dead and the incoming Conservative government of Mariano Rajoy is not willing to accept Gibraltar as a third party in sovereignty talks over the disputed British Overseas Territory.

• Monday, December 5th 2011 - 04:06 UTC

  Gibraltar’s Caruana confident of new Spanish government commitment to “trilateral dialogue”

  

  The leader of the ruling GSD in Gibraltar, Peter Caruana said he was confident Spain’s Partido Popular would remain committed to trilateral dialogue, even if not necessarily to the Trilateral Forum (Gib, UK and Spain) itself in its present form.

• Wednesday, November 30th 2011 - 00:27 UTC

  Spanish Conservative press predicts the demise of the Gibraltar Tripartite Forum

  

  Spain’s Conservative daily ABC diplomatic correspondent is predicting the demise of the Tripartite Forum, involving Spain, UK and Gibraltar, under Mariano Rajoy PP government expected to take office in mid December

• Friday, November 4th 2011 - 00:32 UTC

  Gibraltar will be holding a general election December 8

  

  The governor of Gibraltar dissolved parliament on Thursday and called a general election in the contested British territory for December 8. The event will take place almost three weeks after Spain’s general election November 20 when the Conservatives are expected to sweep into office.