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Montevideo, November 26th 2024 - 21:29 UTC

Tag: United Kingdom

  • Wednesday, April 9th 2014 - 07:08 UTC

    Gibraltar 'close to British hearts', but plenty of room for 'practical dialogue'

    Ambassador Manley suggested UK, Spain, Gibraltar and Andalucia dialogue

    UK Ambassador to Spain, Simon Manley has told a Spanish newspaper that British people hold Gibraltar ‘close to their hearts’ and that delays at the border are politically motivated. He underscored Britain and Gibraltar’s desire to engage in “practical” dialogue toward better cross-border relations that would benefit communities on either side of the frontier fence.

  • Wednesday, April 9th 2014 - 06:48 UTC

    Osborne launches with Mantega Brazil/UK 'economic and financial dialogue'

    Besides Mantega the chancellor also met central bank president Tombini and will visit the Sao Paulo stock exchange on Wednesday

    Finance minister Guido Mantega and Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne announced on Tuesday in Sao Paulo the launching of the Brazil/UK Economic and Financial Dialogue to strengthen bilateral trade and cooperation, and investment in infrastrucutre, according to a joint release.

  • Wednesday, April 9th 2014 - 06:37 UTC

    Chancellor welcomes insurer’s plans to boost Brazilian activity

    Lloyd's, with headquarters in Rio do Janeiro, is Brazil second largest insurer with a 12% market share

    Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne welcomed the decision by insurer Hiscox to join the Lloyd’s Brazil reinsurance platform during his current trip to Brazil. This will allow Hiscox to grow its Brazilian business, enabling it to talk directly to potential customers and better understand the local market.

  • Tuesday, April 8th 2014 - 07:38 UTC

    UK minister arrives in Brazil to ramp trade with generous export financing

    Chancellor of the Exchequer Osborne is scheduled to meet Mantega and Tombini

    At the start of a three day trade trip to Brazil, the Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne announced the next stage in the UK government’s fundamental overhaul of finance for exporters which should move the UK to the top of the global league for export support.

  • Monday, April 7th 2014 - 06:18 UTC

    UK 'in principle' supports greater integration of Gibraltar to European Union

    Minister Lidington and Chief Minister Picardo: “more Europe, not less Europe than the UK”

    UK Minister for Europe David Lidington, said the British Government would have no objection “in principle” to Gibraltar integrating further into the EU than Britain. He was reacting to recent comments by Chief Minister Fabian Picardo, who said Gibraltar may in future want “more Europe, not less Europe, than the United Kingdom.”

  • Saturday, April 5th 2014 - 05:40 UTC

    Twitter uproar: Cristina Fernandez account blocked to Falkland Islanders

    The self blocked Cristina Fernandez twitter account

    Argentine president Cristina Fernandez caused an uproar on Friday in the Twitter social network when she blocked access to the Falkland Islanders who mocked her statements about the presence of nuclear weapons at NATO' largest base in the South Atlantic, precisely in the Falkland Islands.

  • Saturday, April 5th 2014 - 02:51 UTC

    Diego García and Falklands in the same 'claim basket', anticipates Chagos leader

    Olivier Bancoult, president of the Chagos Refugees Group; an estimated 3.000 Chagos Islanders live mainly in UK and Mauritius

    The leader of thousands of displaced Chagos islanders fighting Britain for a return to their Indian Ocean archipelago (Diego García) has said they will wage a joint diplomatic battle alongside Argentina as it seeks sovereignty over the Falklands, according to a report from The Telegraph credited to Hannah Strange.

  • Saturday, April 5th 2014 - 00:45 UTC

    Despite Gibraltar, Spain and UK enjoy 'excellent relations', says Rajoy

    “I hope that this type of incident does not recur in the future on the basis that we have different points of view.”

    Spanish premier Mariano Rajoy has declared that the latest incursion into Gibraltar waters, that saw London call in his Ambassador on Tuesday, “can be clarified”, and highlighted that Britain and Spain continue to enjoy “excellent relations.” He hoped such incidents will not be repeated but admitted that Spain and UK have long held opposing positions on the question of Gibraltar.

  • Friday, April 4th 2014 - 03:05 UTC

    US Falklands' policy 'disappointing' but, one of many issues of US/UK special relationship

    The report also emphasizes the 'spirit of realism' from British PM David Cameron foreign policy

    The United States failure to recognize the right of the Falkland Islands to national self-determination is “disappointing”, reads a British House of Commons inquiry into the health of the so-called special relationship between the UK and the US. The report was released a day after the 32nd anniversary of the Argentine invasion of the South Atlantic islands (2 April 1982) and highlights London's frustration on the issue.

  • Friday, April 4th 2014 - 02:41 UTC

    “Falklands nuclear missiles turned out to be penguins”

    King Penguins ('nuclear missiles') in a beach near their rookery

    Falkland Islanders replied with a picture of King penguins to Argentine President Cristina Fernandez claims that the Falklands had become NATO's largest base in the South Atlantic and was equipped with missiles that could reach any of the region's countries, and also had “nuclear weapons”.