Tag: Spain

• Saturday, July 22nd 2017 - 11:23 UTC

  Spanish concern with Brexit impacts on Gibraltar's neighboring towns

  

  Spanish Minister for Foreign Affairs, Alfonso Dastis, will visit the Campo de Gibraltar in September to discuss the impact of Brexit on cross-border workers and the wider region. The forthcoming visit was announced late Thursday night following a meeting in Madrid between the minister and officials from the Campo.

• Thursday, July 20th 2017 - 09:14 UTC

  France's Macron overtakes UK in the league table of global “soft power”

  

  The election of Emmanuel Macron as president has helped propel France to the top of a league table of global “soft power”, while Britain’s score has decreased partly as a result of Brexit. But despite losing points for government stability, enterprise and favorability measured in worldwide polls, the UK hung on to second slot, thanks to the US tumbling from first to third following the election of Donald Trump.

• Friday, July 14th 2017 - 06:47 UTC

  Queen admits close allies UK and Spain “did not always see eye to eye” (Gibraltar)

  

  The Queen appears to have acknowledged the thorny issue of Gibraltar in a speech at the King of Spain’s state banquet. In what is likely to be interpreted as a reference to the dispute between Britain and Spain over Gibraltar’s sovereignty, the Queen said the two countries did not always see “eye to eye”.

• Friday, July 14th 2017 - 05:37 UTC

  Theresa May and King of Spain discuss Brexit; Gibraltar “didn't come up”

  

  UK Prime Minister Theresa May did not raise the issue of Gibraltar’s sovereignty during her meeting with the king of Spain despite the two countries not seeing “eye to eye” on the issue, Downing Street said on Thursday. A Number 10 spokeswoman said the Gibraltar “didn’t come up” and insisted Spain is “well aware” of Britain’s position that the Rock’s future is not up for discussion.

• Thursday, July 13th 2017 - 07:56 UTC

  Strong reply to Spanish King: Gibraltar is the most important voice in dialogue

  

  The comment about Gibraltar made by the King of Spain in his address in Westminster Hall places the focus on bilateral dialogue between London and Madrid as the way forward to address Spain's differences with the UK over the Decolonization of Gibraltar.

• Wednesday, July 12th 2017 - 21:55 UTC

  Gibraltar flag on display outside of Parliament as Spanish King begins London visit

  

  A flag of Gibraltar (and Falkland Islands) was on display outside the Houses of Parliament as King Felipe of Spain arrived in London for his state visit. The red-and-white banner, bearing a red castle and golden key, was placed at the centre of a row of flags of the British overseas territories and dependencies in Parliament Square.

• Wednesday, July 12th 2017 - 20:56 UTC

  Queen and Phillip formally welcome Felipe and Letizia at Horse Guards Parade

  

  The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh on Wednesday formally welcomed the King of Spain to the UK with a military spectacle full of pomp and pageantry. Britain’s head of state and Philip warmly shook hands with King Felipe VI and his wife, Queen Letizia, at Horse Guards Parade, Henry VIII’s former jousting yard.

• Tuesday, July 11th 2017 - 05:26 UTC

  PM May will miss Questions in Commons to welcome Spanish King and Queen

  

  Theresa May is to miss her regular weekly session of Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons on Wednesday, in order to welcome the King and Queen of Spain to London, Downing Street has announced.

• Thursday, June 8th 2017 - 07:02 UTC

  Santander rescues Banco Popular, which was “failing or likely to fail”

  

  Spanish Banco Popular has been rescued from the brink of collapse by larger rival Santander for one Euro. Buying Banco Popular will cost Santander 7bn euros, around 2bn euros more than analysts had expected. Banco Popular was described by the European Central Bank as “failing or likely to fail” due to its dwindling cash reserves.The bank has struggled after billions in property investments turned sour.

• Friday, April 28th 2017 - 10:21 UTC

  Gibraltar could be Spanish in four years, “but Gibraltarians must be seduced”

  

  Gibraltar could be Spanish “within four years”, Spain’s former foreign minister, José Manuel García-Margallo, said on Wednesday insisting that “the Hong Kongisation” of the Rock was possible in that timescale.