Tag: Spain

• Sunday, February 3rd 2019 - 10:02 UTC

  Gibraltar's legal status is a matter of fact, not opinion

  

  In its proposal for post-Brexit, ‘visa-free travel’ the European Council on Friday has described Gibraltar as a “colony of the British Crown.” HM Government of Gibraltar is grateful to the Prime Minister for her comment that such a description is “completely unacceptable.”

• Monday, January 28th 2019 - 09:31 UTC

  UK Parliamentarians remain firm on Gibraltar

  

  Gibraltar has intensified its contact on Brexit with senior United Kingdom parliamentarians both in the House of Commons and the House of Lords in order to put across the position of Gibraltar. The Chief Minister Fabian Picardo and Deputy Chief Minister Dr Joseph Garcia took advantage of their visit to London last week to meet opinion-formers on the Remain and the Leave sides of the argument.

• Wednesday, January 23rd 2019 - 09:07 UTC

  Superstar Cristiano Ronaldo agrees to pay ‎€19 million for tax fraud in Spain

  

  Football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has paid a fine of almost ‎€19 million for tax fraud in Spain on Tuesday but will avoid a 23-month prison sentence as part of the deal.

• Monday, January 21st 2019 - 09:24 UTC

  Spain and EU working to minimize a no-deal Brexit impact on fisheries

  

  Spain's minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas, said he was confident that if no agreement is reached regarding Brexit, both the European Union (EU) and Spain will be prepared. During an informative breakfast, minister Planas stressed that the government of Spain is working to ensure citizens and is prepared to minimize the impact of “Brexit” on the agri-food and fisheries sector.

• Monday, January 21st 2019 - 08:57 UTC

  Argentina and Spain scientific research on climate change impact on hake in Tierra del Fuego

  

  Scientific study suggests snoek (Thyrsites atun) can re-colonize the marine area of the Beagle Channel and South-Western Atlantic waters, an area in the southernmost point of the South American continent where this species competed with the hake (Merluccius sp.) to hunt preys in warmer periods.

• Monday, January 21st 2019 - 08:54 UTC

  Galicia commissions new report on Brexit and a possible fishing agreement with UK

  

  The Government of Galicia will commission the University Institute of European Studies “Salvador de Madariaga”, from the University of A Coruña, a new report on the current status of the Brexit agreement and the possibilities to reach a fishing agreement with the United Kingdom.

• Friday, January 18th 2019 - 09:16 UTC

  Spanish fishing industry faces dramatic consequences with a no-deal Brexit

  

  Spain's Agriculture, Fisheries and Food minister Luis Planas admitted the fishing industry could suffer “dramatic consequences” with a no-deal Brexit, one of several options after this week's parliament events in London. Minister Planas had revealed that in the case of a hard-Brexit, all Spanish fishing vessels will have to immediately abandon United Kingdom waters immediately.

• Friday, January 18th 2019 - 09:03 UTC

  UK and Spain agree to guarantee reciprocal suffrage at municipal level post-Brexit

  

  Spain’s Foreign Minister Josep Borrell announced this week that Madrid and London have agreed to guarantee electoral rights in local elections for British residents in Spain and Spanish residents in the UK post-Brexit.

• Thursday, January 10th 2019 - 09:00 UTC

  Coalition of rightwing parties will rule Andalusia for the first time in 36 years

  

  A coalition of rightwing parties will rule Spain's most populous region, Andalusia, for the first time in 36 years under a deal with the far right. The conservative Popular Party (PP) will rule along with the centre-right Citizens.

• Saturday, December 29th 2018 - 08:06 UTC

  Rightwing coalition to rule Socialist stronghold Andalusia: first time in 36 years

  

  An alliance between the right-wing Partido Popular, Ciudadanos and Vox resulted in Ciudadanos’ deputy Marta Bosquet being voted in as Speaker of the Andalusia Parliament. She received 59 votes from the three parties, which put her ahead of left-wing alliance Adelante Andalucía’s Inmaculada Nieto who held 50 votes.