Gibraltar
Sep 8th 2013 | 8:54 pm
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Re: Gibraltar
I see that, contrary to what those in Spain (and some of the BE community) think that the UK doesn't give a monkeys about Gib, Government Buildings (including the FCO) in London will fly the Gibralter flag on Gibralter day. 
Sep 8th 2013 | 10:48 pm
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Re: Gibraltar
Sep 8th 2013 | 11:00 pm
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Well we are ready for Gibraltar Day tomorrow and the 300th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Utrecht.
To stop those pesky Spanish from trying to disrupt the celebrations all we have to do is pull up the drawbridge
Photo courtesy of After the Battle magazine.
To stop those pesky Spanish from trying to disrupt the celebrations all we have to do is pull up the drawbridge
Photo courtesy of After the Battle magazine.
Sep 9th 2013 | 12:38 am
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Re: Gibraltar
Well we are ready for Gibraltar Day tomorrow and the 300th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Utrecht.
To stop those pesky Spanish from trying to disrupt the celebrations all we have to do is pull up the drawbridge
Photo courtesy of After the Battle magazine.
To stop those pesky Spanish from trying to disrupt the celebrations all we have to do is pull up the drawbridge
Photo courtesy of After the Battle magazine.
Sep 9th 2013 | 7:30 pm
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Cameron in National Day special message
David Cameron today praised the "enormous dignity" shown by Gibraltar in response to months of pressure from Spain and said the Rock's relationship with Britain was "solid, sure and enduring"
"Gibraltar has been British for 300 years. Let's keep it that way."Mr Cameron
He called on Spain to end its aggressive tactics and sit down and talk.
"I have called upon Spain to work with your government and ours to find solutions to the difficulties of recent months."
"I did meet the Spanish prime minister to try and look at issues where we can try and de-escalate the war of words that has taken place," he said on Monday.
"We haven't made any progress. We should continue not only to defend absolutely to the hilt Gibraltar's right to decide its own future but also we want to see good and strong relations in the region as well."
http://www.chronicle.gi/headlines_details.php?id=30725
David Cameron today praised the "enormous dignity" shown by Gibraltar in response to months of pressure from Spain and said the Rock's relationship with Britain was "solid, sure and enduring"
"Gibraltar has been British for 300 years. Let's keep it that way."Mr Cameron
He called on Spain to end its aggressive tactics and sit down and talk.
"I have called upon Spain to work with your government and ours to find solutions to the difficulties of recent months."
"I did meet the Spanish prime minister to try and look at issues where we can try and de-escalate the war of words that has taken place," he said on Monday.
"We haven't made any progress. We should continue not only to defend absolutely to the hilt Gibraltar's right to decide its own future but also we want to see good and strong relations in the region as well."
http://www.chronicle.gi/headlines_details.php?id=30725
Sep 10th 2013 | 6:30 am
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The Spanish Foreign Minister has accused the UK, and Prime Minister David Cameron, of contravening United Nations Resolutions.
http://gbc.gi/news/2386/margallo-irk...al-day-message
http://gbc.gi/news/2386/margallo-irk...al-day-message
Sep 12th 2013 | 3:14 am
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Re: Gibraltar
Catalans form 400km chain to press for independence
P.M. News-19 hours ago
Catalans form 400km chain to press for independence print ... BARCELONA, 2013 (AFP) –
P.M. News-19 hours ago
Catalans form 400km chain to press for independence print ... BARCELONA, 2013 (AFP) –
Sep 17th 2013 | 7:43 pm
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The Spanish Foreign Minister has accused the UK, and Prime Minister David Cameron, of contravening United Nations Resolutions.
http://gbc.gi/news/2386/margallo-irk...al-day-message
http://gbc.gi/news/2386/margallo-irk...al-day-message
At least the article says that Gib meets all EU laws on taxation and "fiscal transparency" and for that reason the inspectors from the EU won't be checking on "fiscal advantages" of Gib.
Margallo propuso que Ceuta y Melilla fueran “paraÃsos fiscales†como Gibraltar.
http://www.cuartopoder.es/laespumade...omo-gibraltar/
http://www.cuartopoder.es/laespumade...omo-gibraltar/
Sep 19th 2013 | 9:20 pm
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Re: Gibraltar
Interesting piece from the Mayor of La Linea who seems a very sensible and pragmatic person to me.
From the Gibraltar Chronicle
From the Gibraltar Chronicle
Sra Araujo has good relations with Gibraltar – she is in regular contact with Chief Minister Fabian Picardo – and sees the Rock as an opportunity that can generate wealth for her city and its inhabitants, thousands of whom work here daily.
She also accepts that the government in Madrid has the right to clamp down on tobacco smuggling and alleged tax evasion, or complain to the EU about an artificial reef if it believes that international rules have been breached.
But she is deeply unconvinced that the stringent border checks and subsequent queues serve any purpose to that end.
“Someone has yet to explain to me what exactly we gain with these controls at the border,†she said.
She also accepts that the government in Madrid has the right to clamp down on tobacco smuggling and alleged tax evasion, or complain to the EU about an artificial reef if it believes that international rules have been breached.
But she is deeply unconvinced that the stringent border checks and subsequent queues serve any purpose to that end.
“Someone has yet to explain to me what exactly we gain with these controls at the border,†she said.
Sep 20th 2013 | 8:21 pm
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Re: Gibraltar
Gone a bit quiet here lately.
Fishermen were dragging the bottom of the Torremolinos seafront within the bathing area yesteday, which according to software in the earlier discussions is illegal on both counts. (Photos available)
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Fishermen were dragging the bottom of the Torremolinos seafront within the bathing area yesteday, which according to software in the earlier discussions is illegal on both counts. (Photos available)
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Sep 23rd 2013 | 7:17 am
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Sep 23rd 2013 | 7:27 am
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Re: Gibraltar
Sep 23rd 2013 | 7:31 am
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Sep 23rd 2013 | 11:30 pm
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Sep 24th 2013 | 6:51 pm
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What's Rajoy up to at the UN ???? Appears to have been snubbed by the EU !
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