Spain makes new push for Gibraltar after Britain exits EU

[rooster59]

Spain makes new push for Gibraltar after Britain exits EU



Spain has made more demands over the British territory of Gibraltar just hours after Britain voted to leave the EU.

The people living on the peninsular, who are British citizens with British passports, voted overwhelmingly to stay in the EU. However thousands of Spaniards cross from the Spanish mainland to work there every day.

Spain’s acting foreign minister said Madrid should now jointly govern Gibraltar.

“The best formula in my opinion is a transition period of shared sovereignty with two flags. Gibraltar is not something the United Kingdom has to discuss with the European Union, they have to discuss it with Spain and from that moment the treaties stop being applicable to Gibraltar, Gibraltar becomes a third territory,” Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo said.

A spokesman for Gibraltar’s government reacted to the idea by saying that co-sovereignty had already been rejected by 99 percent of Gibraltarians in a referendum in 2002.

Garcia-Margallo said Spain would push for Gibraltar to stay out of any negotiations with the European Union following Britain’s exit from the bloc.

Instead, he said, Madrid will aim for bilateral talks on co-sovereignty and eventually Spanish control of the peninsula.

Britain however has long rejected any notion of Spanish sovereignty against the wishes of Gibraltar’s people.

The territory is one of the most prosperous regions in Europe with a thriving economy based on financial services, tourism and Internet gambling.

The mood was subdued in Gibraltar on Friday, with people apprehensive andconfused about what the result may mean in terms of ease of movement
of people and capital over the border with Spain.

Gibraltar has complained in the past about excessive border controls on the Spanish side of the frontier. Disputes have also broken out between Spain
and Britain over fishing in waters around the “Rock”.

-- (c) Copyright Euronews 2016-06-25

[happy Joe]

Unlike the English inhabitants of the rock will not easily give up if their advantageous position.

- They do not want Spain

- But they also want to retain their European status that allows them to develop their internet business.

Unfortunately it will not be accepted by the EU (no ease, no gift) and must be chosen.

Spain on his side retain the power to filter or block the new border will be restored.

[terryw]

The offer of making Gibraltar a part of the UK on the same basis as Spain's North African territories will make the Spanish think twice about their continuous childish behaviour.

[boomerangutang]

Give it to Morocco. That's will settle it, ha ha ha.

[daveAustin]

Guess they shouldn't have meekly gifted it in the first place. But let em have the chunk of rock, I say, and the bloody Barbary apes.

[teatree]

Spanish hypocrisy is quite stunning.

[boomerangutang]

Watch out, the Chinese might do a SCS antic and claim it has always been Chinese. They can then slaughter the apes and sell the powdered bones as hard-on extenders.

[timber]

I guess when the British Lion kills the EU the hyenas will circle.

[Denim]

Give it to Morocco. That's will settle it, ha ha ha.

Good idea , then the Moroccans could trade it for Ceuta and Meliila . Would be only fair although I doubt the inhabitants of all three places would thank Spain for it .

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceuta

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melilla

[NumbNut]

Watch out, the Chinese might do a SCS antic and claim it has always been Chinese. They can then slaughter the apes and sell the powdered bones as hard-on extenders.

Lol good one Boomer!

[Laughing Gravy]

An immature and politically orientated only motive. Spain needs to get its own house in order first and the Basque country are after their independence. Either way at least if they do attack, the little Roc,k the UK can defend it, just like the Falklands. So for me bring it on, it just might unite the UK and bring some national pride back that is sadly missing.

[Thaiwine]

The Gibraltese should have considered voting to stay in the EU would encourage the Spainish to renew their claim on Gibralter, sometimes you need to think with your head not your wallet.