Trolling again scot ?

Surely you can do better than that.

Damn I missed this

http://gbc.gi/news/2666/video-report...itorial-waters

obviously he doesn't know Gib has a regular market

UN Fourth Committee produces convoluted draft ‘decision’ for Gibraltar talks

In what displays all the signs of agonised negotiation between UK and Spain, the United Nations decolonisation body, the Fourth Committee, has issued its most convoluted and caveated draft ‘decision’ on Gibraltar to date.

The draft ‘decision’ which is likely to follow the practice of being adopted without a vote later this year, reiterates the usual call for both UK and Spain to reach a solution to the “question of Gibraltar” in the spirit of the 1984 Brussels Agreement.

But the novelty is that it takes note of the currently sensitive stance taken respectively by the British and Spanish sides over talks – tripartite v quadripartite, dead or alive.

Whilst urging an agreement to be reached “listening to the interests and aspirations of Gibraltar” it adds that these should be interests and aspirations that are “legitimate under international law”.

The new draft decision reads:

“The General Assembly, recalling its decision 67/530 of 18 December 2012: (a) Urges the Governments of Spain and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, while listening to the interests and aspirations of Gibraltar that are legitimate under international law, to reach, in the spirit of the Brussels Declaration of 27 November 1984, a definitive solution to the question of Gibraltar, in the light of the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly and applicable principles, and in the spirit of the Charter of the United Nations; (b) Takes note of the desire of the United Kingdom to continue with the trilateral Forum for Dialogue on Gibraltar; (c) Takes note of the position of Spain that the Forum does not exist any longer and should be replaced with a new mechanism for local cooperation in the interest of social well-being and regional economic development, in which the people of the Campo de Gibraltar and Gibraltar are represented; (d) Takes note of efforts made by both parties to resolve current problems and to engage in a flexible and responsive form of dialogue between all relevant and appropriate parties, on an informal ad hoc basis, in order to find common solutions and make progress on issues of mutual benefit.”

http://www.chronicle.gi/headlines_details.php?id=31355

What was the queue like today?
M

This evening 15 mins walking, 45 mins m/bikes, very little for cars

So have the EU inspectors been and gone ?
Did they witness the border problem firsthand ?
Any feedback ?

Yes they were here for a couple of hours, however the lunch in Spain lasted 3 hours.

What problems? Spain ensured the traffic flow was quick and fluid on the day.

Non expected in our lifetimes.

Spanish left slams ‘senseless’ border checks

Spain’s left wing party Izquierda Unida has slated the Spanish government’s decision to intensify checks at the border with Gibraltar, describing it as “a senseless measure” that causes “suffering” to Spaniards.

http://www.chronicle.gi/headlines_details.php?id=31354

Nice free holiday in the Sun for them I suppose c/o EU taxpayers.

Fred, it sounds a bit onesided, from that I have to assume they didn't actually spend a coffee break on The Rock, so didn't get any 1:1 with "the people"
very disappointing

I believe they came into Gib and inspected the Immigration and Customs facilities in Gib including those at the airport.
The media were allowed to witness and follow them.

They then went to Spain for "lunch" and then inspected the facilities on the Spanish side. The media were barred from accompanying them.

In the days before the inspection Spain cleaned up their side of the frontier. Most notably the huge pile of confiscated bicycles along with motorbikes and cars were removed.

Plus the following from elsewhere, sorry no link:-
Everything will become clear when the long awaited report by the EU Inspectors is published, if ever, remember Spain advised the President when they could visit and to make sure of a favourable outcome bestowed on him the Carlos v prize, was this a bribe, surely not from a country bent on defending democratic criteria and then violating every law and/or convention

However, Mr Fox did divulge that the European Commission are uncomfortable with the situation two of its member countries are in. He said: “Certainly the European Commission finds this a very awkward issue to deal with, they don’t like being caught between two of the big member states; the United Kingdom on one hand and Spain on the other.”

“You can tell they feel really uncomfortable. It is an issue that they would rather not have to deal with.”

http://www.chronicle.gi/headlines_details.php?id=31366

Guardia Civil and Royal Navy collide at sea

http://gbc.gi/news/2693/guardia-civi...collide-at-sea

http://www.chronicle.gi/headlines_details.php?id=31375

Navy & Guardia Civil pointed guns at each other in Wednesday's incident

http://gbc.gi/news/2697/navy-&-guard...y%27s-incident