Tag: United Kingdom

• Friday, May 16th 2014 - 11:05 UTC

  Lidington and Picardo review EU timetable to end delays at Spain/Gibraltar border

  

  On welcoming Chief Minister Fabian Picardo, UK minister for Europe David Lidington reaffirmed the strong bonds with Gibraltar and London's commitment to stand by the people of the Rock, while calling on Spain to implement EU recommendations to reduce border delays.

• Thursday, May 15th 2014 - 07:00 UTC

  UK Labor ratifies full support for Gibraltar's self determination

  

  Britain’s Leader of the Opposition, Ed Miliband and Clare Moody, Labor candidate for the South West and Gibraltar in the coming European Parliamentary election have confirmed that Labor fully supports self determination for the people of Gibraltar.

• Monday, May 12th 2014 - 06:54 UTC

  Churchill feared in 1942 the Falklands could be taken over by the Japanese

  

  According to the Sunday Express wartime prime minister Winston Churchill feared the opening of a new front in the Falkland Islands and was so concerned about the matter that he sent about 1.000 soldiers to protect the Islands and ensure Britain would not have to retake them.

• Friday, May 9th 2014 - 22:15 UTC

  Bank of England leaves rates unchanged as UK economy recovers

  

  Interest rates have been held at the record low of 0.5% for another month by the Bank of England and so has the size of its bond-buying economic stimulus program unchanged at £375bn.The news is in line with analysts' expectations, despite recent evidence that the UK economic recovery is strengthening.

• Friday, May 9th 2014 - 02:29 UTC

  UK disappointed with Uruguay's identification of Falklands as 'a latent threat'

  

  The United Kingdom is disappointed with Uruguay's stance which identifies the Falklands/Malvinas Islands as 'a latent threat' and an element that negatively affects the South Atlantic as “as zone of peace and cooperation”. Ambassador Ben Lyster-Binns said he does not share the statement that the British Overseas Territory of the Falklands are a 'destabilizing element for the region'.

• Wednesday, May 7th 2014 - 23:26 UTC

  UK MPs hosted at the Argentine embassy in London with a typical barbecue

  

  The Argentine Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Alicia Castro, underlined “the importance of dialogue and the historical and cultural ties that link Argentina with Wales” when she hosted this week a traditional Argentine barbecue at the Ambassador´s residence in London for a delegation of British parliamentarians who visited Argentina in March.

• Monday, May 5th 2014 - 21:29 UTC

  Malvinas Islands British occupation a 'latent threat' for Uruguay's defense policy

  

  The Uruguayan government considers the British occupation of the Malvinas Islands as a 'latent threat' according to a work-paper with basic points of the country's defense policy and which is to be made public this week, some excerpts of which were advanced by the pro-government daily La Republica.

• Monday, May 5th 2014 - 06:52 UTC

  London concerned Spanish actions against Gibraltar are damaging bilateral relations

  

  The British Government has again voiced public concern that Spanish actions against Gibraltar are damaging its bilateral relationship with Spain. In a response to a parliamentary question in the House of Commons, Europe Minister David Lidington said Britain was keeping its options open on how to respond to Spain.

• Thursday, May 1st 2014 - 06:45 UTC

  Malvinas issue should be addressed at UN General Assembly suggest Argentine lawmakers

  

  Members from the opposition addressed a letter to President Cristina Fernandez recommending that in the coming UN General Assembly Argentina presents a resolution-draft calling for the Falklands/Malvinas Islands sovereignty claim to be discussed in the assembly and not at the Decolonization Committee or C24.

• Tuesday, April 29th 2014 - 06:03 UTC

  Three former Barclays employees charged with manipulation of Libor rate

  

  Three former employees of Barclays have been charged in connection with the alleged manipulation of the London Interbank Offered Rate (Libor). The Serious Fraud Office, SFO, said Jay Vijay Merchant, Alex Julian Pabon and Ryan Michael Reich had been charged for “conspiracy to defraud”.