07/12/2018 - 11:40
It was in 2011, that the then Spanish Foreign Affairs Minister said that Spain could not stop the arrival of submarines in Gibraltar, but that Britain as a partner and ally, could adopt a more constructive and cooperative attitude. Spain, a country that has never worried at paralyzing the community to protect her position over Gibraltar on air liberalization; external frontiers control etc; argued what right we had to export bilateral problems to a multilateral organization such as NATO, where decisions had to be taken unanimously; this after they themselves had brought the proceedings on maritime and air routes to and from Gibraltar. Read more
06/12/2018 - 11:45
At the start of the five-day withdrawal debate proper, Theresa May in her opening intervention again made reference to Gibraltar referring to the EU Summit, she said, “right at the end, when Spain tried to make a move on Gibraltar, I stood firm and protected Gibraltar’s sovereignty. That is why the Chief Minister of Gibraltar has said that no friend of Gibraltar should vote this deal down”. Read more
05/12/2018 - 11:30
On Sunday Spain, unsurprisingly, became the latest European nation to make a far-right surge joining the extreme right wing political movements sweeping through Europe over the past few years.
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03/12/2018 - 11:39
PART 1: EU leaders last week at a special Brexit summit formally agreed to back Prime Minister Theresa May’s withdrawal package, which now faces furious opposition in the British Parliament.
Sanchez Beating Gibraltar Sovereignty Drum
Last weekend’s summit was overshadowed by the ‘Gibraltar sovereignty drum beating’ by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. Read more
03/12/2018 - 11:37
Dear Sir,
I’m a usual reader of Mr Olivero, as his articles tend to be well explained and accurate as possible.
On this time I’m in tune with him in some of his arguments on traffic and Law of the Jungle? Read more
03/12/2018 - 11:36
Dear Sir,
I was much dismayed when I heard the Chief Minister’s congratulatory welcome of the formation of a new Political Party which is lead by Ms Hassan Nahon. My dismay comes about because the Chief Minister stated that Ms Nahon will go down as the first lady Party Leader in Gibraltar. Read more
03/12/2018 - 11:36
Dear Sir,
Both my husband and I were extremely surprised at the Chief Minister, Mr. Fabian Picardo saying that Mrs Hassan Nahon was the first female politician to lead a party. We can only think that the stress and overload of work due to Brexit has given him a mental block! Read more
03/12/2018 - 11:35
Dear Sir,
The Gibraltar Taxi Association is surprised by comments made by the Chamber of Commerce in relation to the differed application for a new and larger Cable car.
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29/11/2018 - 11:29
Does something like a traffic management and enforcement plan exists or is this The Law of the Jungle? Read more
29/11/2018 - 11:24
Gill on Gib
With all the political drama that has being going on recently, and no one really knowing what is happening, it was a bit like the Ockey cokey last weekend, In, out, In, Out, shake it all about. I gave up following it all, and thought to myself, "Enough" and switched off by refusing to speculate or believe one side or the other. At one point it appeared that both sides disagreed and were going to sign an agreement to contradict their statements. The world has gone mad. Read more
