Tag: Viscount Younger of Leckie

• Friday, October 5th 2012 - 19:45 UTC

  Spain’s Guardia Civil challenged Gibraltar waters on 47 occasions in eight months

  

  Guardia Civil vessels escorted Spanish fishing boats into Gibraltar territorial waters on 47 occasions during the first eight months of the year, according to the British Government. The information was revealed in a response to questions in the House of Lords, in which Britain also reaffirmed its position on sovereignty.