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Montevideo, December 10th 2025 - 19:05 UTC

Tag: Spain

  • Friday, November 11th 2016 - 11:03 UTC

    Spain and UK agree a more constructive approach on Gibraltar dispute at UN

    The consensus decision sets out UK/Spain conflicting positions on Gibraltar, and including – for the first time – Britain’s double-lock commitment on sovereignty.

    The UN General Assembly’s Fourth Committee adopted this week a consensus decision setting out the conflicting positions of the British and Spanish governments on Gibraltar, and including – for the first time – Britain’s double-lock commitment on sovereignty. The decision was agreed by Britain and Spain despite the starkly contrasting views set out at the last session of the Fourth Committee in October, as reported by the Gibraltar Chronicle.

  • Friday, November 11th 2016 - 08:44 UTC

    Gibraltar “is part of the UK” and “we don't need any type of co-sovereignty”

    ”Gibraltar is part of the United Kingdom and will continue being so,” emphasized ambassador Manley

    Gibraltar “is part of the UK” and its particular circumstances will be reflected in Britain’s exit deal from the EU, the UK’s ambassador to Spain said this week, adding that co-sovereignty was not an option. Simon Manley made the comments in a wide-ranging interview on Brexit published by La Nueva España newspaper on Wednesday.

  • Monday, November 7th 2016 - 05:53 UTC

    Garcia Margallo's Gibraltar obsession, until the very end of his ministerial tenure

    García Margallo mentioned the “special attention” paid to Gibraltar and “…the opportunities offered by Brexit to regain the Spanish sovereignty”

    José Manuel García-Margallo urged his successor to pursue the “opportunities” that Brexit offered Spain in its sovereignty aspirations over Gibraltar. In a farewell speech as he handed over to Alfonso Dastis Quecedo, Spain’s new Minister for Foreign Affairs, García-Margallo listed what he believed were his main achievements in office and included his strategy on the Rock.

  • Saturday, November 5th 2016 - 06:57 UTC

    Garcia-Margallo replaced by pro-Europe diplomat in Rajoy's new cabinet

    Alfonso Dastis Quecedo is a lawyer who joined Spain’s diplomatic corps in 1983 and has held senior posts in the UN and the EU, where he is currently Spain’s permanent representative.

    Spain’s Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has dropped José Manuel García-Margallo from his cabinet, replacing him as Foreign Minister with a career diplomat from Jerez de la Frontera. Although there had been wide speculation that García-Margallo would not continue in the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the appointment of 61-year old Alfonso María Dastis Quecedo took most pundits by surprise.

  • Wednesday, November 2nd 2016 - 08:30 UTC

    Gibraltar: Spain manages Ibero-American summit support for its sovereignty claim

    Spain confirmed that the 32 countries attending the summit have supported a call on the United Kingdom to start bilateral sovereignty talks over the Rock.

    For the first time ever, an annual Latin American Summit has endorsed Spain’s position on Gibraltar. Spain’s Secretary of State for International Cooperation in Latin America confirmed that the 32 countries attending have supported Spain’s call to the United Kingdom to start bilateral sovereignty talks over the Rock.

  • Thursday, October 27th 2016 - 09:11 UTC

    Russian Task Force passes through Gibraltar Strait; Spain denies refueling at Ceuta

    The aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov, pictured above in the English Channel last week, sailed past Gibraltar several hours later, just before sunrise.

    Russia has withdrawn a request to refuel its warships in Ceuta, after Spain became the subject of international criticism, from the NATO secretary general among others. Spain had recently signed statements accusing Russia of war crimes in Syria, where it’s believed the ships are headed.

  • Thursday, October 27th 2016 - 08:57 UTC

    Rajoy could become prime minister on Sunday but with a Spanish political system in disarray

    “I guarantee to you that if I am invested in the vote I will work from the first day so that this government is stable and long-lasting,” Rajoy said

    Spain’s acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy accepted a mandate from King Felipe to seek parliament’s backing to form a new government and end over ten months of political deadlock, which is expected to happen on Sunday. The Socialist party agreed a last Sunday to abstain in the vote, allowing Rajoy to lead a minority government of his conservative Partido Popular.

  • Tuesday, October 25th 2016 - 12:13 UTC

    “Gibraltar forms part of the UK”, British ambassador Manley tells Spanish media

    Ambassador Manley's comments about Gibraltar are in direct contrast to the view expressed by Spain that insists Gibraltar cannot form part of the UK’s exit deal.

    Gibraltar will be included in whatever deal the United Kingdom negotiates to leave the European Union, Britain’s ambassador to Spain has said. Simon Manley made the comment during a wide-ranging interview with the right-wing Spanish newspaper ABC, during which he also made clear “there is no turning back” from Brexit.

  • Monday, October 24th 2016 - 11:51 UTC

    Spaniards flock to Gibraltar for shopping taking advantage of the weak pound

    “A devalued pound is good for Gibraltarian exports, so from the point of view of the public finances of Gibraltar we are not doing badly.”

    The fall in the pound has boosted trade in Gibraltar as neighbouring Spaniards flock to the Rock territory where their Euros buy them more, Chief Minister Fabian Picardo has said. Gibraltar’s stores and supermarkets are filled with Spanish people picking up their weekly shop.

  • Monday, October 24th 2016 - 10:43 UTC

    Rajoy on course to a minority government; Socialists decide to abstain in confidence vote

    Rajoy’s minority government will have to contend with a hostile, deeply fragmented parliament over the next four years

    Spain’s conservative leader Mariano Rajoy was on course to secure a second term in power for his People’s Party (PP) on Sunday after his Socialist rivals agreed to abstain in a looming confidence vote, ending 10 months of political deadlock. Spain has been stuck in political limbo following national elections in December and June which left no single party with a majority, paralyzing institutions and threatening to derail an economic recovery.