Tag: United Kingdom

• Thursday, June 9th 2011 - 19:42 UTC

  Spain’s objective is sovereignty over Gibraltar, Minister Jimenez tells Parliament

  

  Spain's dealings with Gibraltar have the overriding objective of recovering sovereignty over the Rock, Spanish Foreign Minister Trinidad Jiménez told parliament in Madrid this week.

• Thursday, June 9th 2011 - 01:58 UTC

  UK supports Ban Ki-moon for second mandate as UN Secretary General

  

  United Kingdom Prime Minister David Cameron announced on Wednesday his support for Ban Ki-moon's candidacy for a second term as Secretary General of the United Nations. Ban Ki-moon announced his candidacy for re-election on Monday. His first term ends on 31 December 2011.

• Tuesday, June 7th 2011 - 03:27 UTC

  IMF backs UK plan to reduce deficit but warns on weak growth

  

  The International Monetary Fund backed the British government's plans to reduce the budget deficit, but said tax cuts or more quantitative easing may be needed if growth proves persistently weak.

• Thursday, May 12th 2011 - 05:34 UTC

  UK/France ratify Defence and Security Co-operation Treaty

  

  UK Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox played host on Tuesday to his French counterpart in London to exchange the ratified Defence and Security Co-operation Treaty between the two countries.

• Thursday, March 31st 2011 - 01:10 UTC

  Argentina promotes world-wide Malvinas discussion under the logo of “It takes two to tango”

  

  Argentine ambassador before United Nations Jorge Argüello is scheduled to give a conference this week in Bangkok, Thailand on the ‘Malvinas Islands issue” and the South Atlantic situation.

• Wednesday, January 26th 2011 - 18:20 UTC

  United Kingdom Economy Shrinks Fuelling Fears of Recession

  

  United Kingdom Chancellor George Osborne stands by his financial policies, in spite of figures which show the UK economy has shrunk by 0.5 percent and concerns Britain is facing a recession.

• Sunday, January 2nd 2011 - 21:27 UTC

  Spain will only discuss Gibraltar sovereignty issues with the UK

  

  Spain will not discuss any issue that affects Gibraltar’ sovereignty within the context of the Trilateral Forum, Spanish Foreign Minister Trinidad Jimenez said in an interview over the Christmas break and some its extracts collected in the Gibraltar Chronicle.

• Thursday, December 9th 2010 - 15:21 UTC

  Foreign Secretary lays out policy to help Commonwealth achieve its potential

  

  British Foreign Secretary William Hague laid a statement in Parliament on how the UK plans to reinvigorate the Commonwealth with a vision to strengthen the Commonwealth as “a focus for promoting democratic values and development”.

• Wednesday, November 3rd 2010 - 00:16 UTC

  UK, France sign historic defence-sharing agreement including nuclear arms

  

  After years of political division, Europe's two biggest military powers have come together to sign a historic defence-sharing agreement.

• Monday, October 18th 2010 - 20:52 UTC

  Falklands/Malvinas: Argentina thanks Mercosur partners for renewed support

  

  Argentine Foreign Affairs minister Hector Timerman thanked his Mercosur counterparts for “renewing their support towards Argentina for its legitimate, constant and unlimited right to claim the Malvinas Islands' sovereignty to the United Kingdom”.