Tag: United Kingdom

• Tuesday, July 24th 2012 - 23:21 UTC

  Is There a Solution to the Falklands/Malvinas Conflict?

  

  By Dr. Yoav J. Tenembaum (*) - The Falklands is a perennial red top tabloid favorite. But aside from providing patriotic copy, it is a squabble with serious diplomatic consequences. What to do (or not do) in the case of the Islands remains tricky. Is there a solution?<br />
  Theoretically, yes; practically, no.

• Tuesday, July 24th 2012 - 15:27 UTC

  UK reaffirms sovereignty over Gibraltar territorial waters following incident with the Guardia Civil

  

  The UK reaffirmed sovereignty over Gibraltar and Gibraltar territorial waters following an incident with the Spanish Guardia Civil which detained two Gibraltar British Nationals in British jurisdiction and transferred them to Spain.

• Monday, July 23rd 2012 - 08:18 UTC

  Gibraltar demands action from UK, after latest incident with Spain’s Guardia Civil

  

  The Gibraltar government has told the UK that 'the time has now come for action, not simply written protests from London to Madrid' in defence of British Gibraltar Territorial Waters, following the latest incident where a Gibraltar vessel was boarded by the Guardia Civil in Gibraltar waters 'and forcibly conveyed' together with its occupants to Algeciras 'at high speed and without navigational lights.'

• Saturday, July 21st 2012 - 06:50 UTC

  UK receives first of next generation of stealth aircraft, STOVL F-35 Lightning II

  

  The first of the UK's next generation of stealth combat aircraft, Lightning II, was handed over to the Ministry of Defence at a ceremony in Fort Worth, Texas. Defence Secretary Philip Hammond formally accepted the first of the jets which are short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) F-35 Joint Strike Fighters and are manufactured by Lockheed Martin.

• Friday, July 13th 2012 - 03:21 UTC

  Commons report reveals UK sold £ 2.3m of military equipment to Argentina

  

  The British government must exercise more caution in granting licences for the export of arms, according to a parliamentary report which mentions authoritarian regimes such as Bahrain but also areas of direct concern for UK such as Argentina and the Falklands.

• Thursday, July 12th 2012 - 19:59 UTC

  Gibraltar says UK/Spain bilateralism is “dead and will never ever be revived”

  

  Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabian Picardo has declared that UK-Spain bilateralism is “dead and will never ever be revived under any circumstances” regarding the Rock’s future.

• Wednesday, July 11th 2012 - 07:17 UTC

  Defence of Argentine sovereignty over Malvinas has become “a regional issue”

  

  The Argentine ambassador in London Alicia Castro said that South America has reached such a degree of unity that it is possible to think “on the defence of Argentine sovereignty over the Malvinas in regional terms”.

• Wednesday, July 11th 2012 - 06:43 UTC

  PM Cameron/Hollande summit: France admits “Europe at different speeds”

  

  President Francois Hollande and British Prime Minister David Cameron tried Tuesday to shake off a rocky start to their relationship despite lingering differences over the Euro zone crisis.

• Monday, July 9th 2012 - 06:13 UTC

  UK Serious Fraud Office investigating the rigging of the Libor rate

  

  The United Kingdom Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has confirmed that it has formally launched an investigation into the rigging of inter-bank lending rates. The case could lead to criminal charges being brought against individuals.

• Saturday, July 7th 2012 - 01:02 UTC

  Europe’s tallest skyscraper the Shard opens in London with 26 floors of vacant office space

  

  Europe's tallest skyscraper the Shard was inaugurated in London in a dazzling sound and light show befitting its status as the capital's brashest and most controversial building.