Tag: Spain

• Wednesday, July 31st 2013 - 16:34 UTC

  The Times comes strongly in support of Gibraltar’s wish to be ruled from Britain

  

  An editorial entitled ‘Spain should respect Gibraltarians’ wish to be ruled from Britain’ The Times on Tuesday sent one of its firmest views expressed in recent decades calling on Spain to form their policies around the concept of consent.

• Wednesday, July 31st 2013 - 04:56 UTC

  Spain warns Hague that it will continue to enforce strict Gibraltar border checks

  

  Foreign Affairs minister José Manuel García-Margallo has told his UK counterpart, William Hague that Spain will continue to enforce strict Gibraltar border checks “whenever necessary” because this was in line with Madrid’s EU obligations and that Guardia Civil officers were searching for contraband.

• Monday, July 29th 2013 - 05:57 UTC

  Gibraltar blasts Spain over incident and calls for upgrade or Royal Navy engagement rules

  

  Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabian Picardo Governor Sir Adrian Johns said Spain had no right to interfere with activities in British Gibraltar territorial waters and called for an upgrade of Royal Navy engagement rules.

• Saturday, July 27th 2013 - 19:55 UTC

  Bay of Gibraltar ‘naval’ battle over artificial reef that prevents Spanish fishing

  

  Drivers were forced to queue for hours in blistering heat as Spain tightened its border controls with Gibraltar in the wake of the standoff at sea on Thursday.

• Monday, July 22nd 2013 - 21:01 UTC

  PM Cameron reassures Gibraltar “no compromise on sovereignty”, following shooting incident

  

  British Prime Minister David Cameron has told Chief Minister Fabian Picardo that Britain “will not compromise on sovereignty” in the face of Spanish incursions into British Gibraltar territorial waters.

• Tuesday, July 16th 2013 - 17:03 UTC

  Spain formally apologizes for the air incident involving Bolivian president Morales

  

  Angel Vásquez, Spain's ambassador in La Paz, has delivered a letter to the Bolivian foreign ministry apologising for the aerial incident that forced Evo Morales to make an unscheduled stop in Vienna.

• Monday, July 15th 2013 - 12:39 UTC

  Spanish vessel allegedly illegally fishing in Argentine waters must pay 1.1 million Euros

  

  The Argentine government confirmed a fine of 5.3 million Pesos (approx 800.000 Euros) and another 300.000 Euros to liberate the forfeited catch on board, mostly squid, of the Spanish flagged vessel ‘Piscator’ caught last 2 July allegedly illegally operating in Argentine waters and which remains retained in Puerto Madryn.

• Wednesday, July 10th 2013 - 17:25 UTC

  Spain apologizes to Bolivia for ‘any misunderstanding’ regarding Morales plane incident

  

  Spain's foreign minister Tuesday offered apologies to Bolivia's Evo Morales for “any misunderstanding” linked to last week's diversion of the Latin American leader's aircraft, but insisted that Madrid never barred the plane from its airspace. Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo addressed the issue at a breakfast with reporters in Madrid.

• Saturday, July 6th 2013 - 07:09 UTC

  Piscator incident: Spain says fishing vessel was operating eight miles outside Argentina’s EEZ

  

  The Spanish government believes an “error of appreciation” was committed in the incident involving the Galician trawler “Piscator” captured this week in the South Atlantic allegedly operating in Argentine waters. Spain is hopeful that the situation will be resolved in “coming hours”.

• Tuesday, June 25th 2013 - 20:25 UTC

  Paraguay claims Mercosur pro-tempore chair and thanks EU for political support

  

  President elect Horacio Cartes revealed in Spain that Paraguay is claiming the pro-tempore chair of Mercosur, argued that Venezuela is an ‘illegitimate’ member of the trade group and said Paraguay is en route to becoming full member of the Pacific Alliance.