Gibraltar

UK and Spain strike ‘historic’ deal over Gibraltar’s future and borders

Britain and the EU have agreed a fresh Brexit deal that will see Gibraltar open its borders with Spain, abolish passport controls with the EU, and join the EU customs…

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British Foreign Secretary in Gibraltar negotiations over post-Brexit deal with Spain

British Foreign Secretary David Lammy was in Gibraltar ahead of a potential post-Brexit deal with Spain. Ever since the UK left the EU, the situation in the British Overseas Territory…

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London insists Falkland Islands and Gibraltar status non-negotiable

Britain's decision to relinquish control of the Chagos Islands does not signal a change in the government's position on other overseas territories, Foreign Secretary David Lammy has said. He told…

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UK anger at MEPs for saying ‘colony’ Gibraltar is undermining Russian sanctions

Britain reacted with fury after European lawmakers accused Gibraltar of making it easy for Russia to exploit sanctions loopholes and branded the territory a "colony." The spat, just the latest…

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Spain’s foreign minister says Gibraltar deal hinges on use of airport

A deal over the post-Brexit status of the British territory of Gibraltar depends on agreement over use of the airport, Spain's foreign minister, Jose Manuel Albares, said in an interview.…

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DAVOS 2023: Spain says ‘very close to deal’ with Britain on Gibraltar

DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - Spain's foreign minister said that Madrid and London were closing in on a deal to find a definitive solution settling the post-Brexit status of Gibraltar. The…

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UK police asked to help with Gibraltar’s inquiry into alleged government corruption

UK police have been called in to lead an investigation into a data breach in a public inquiry concerning alleged corruption at the top of Gibraltar’s government. The development is…

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Gibraltar recognised as a British city, 180 years late

Gibraltar finally joined the official list of British cities this week, after 180 years in which its status, granted by Queen Victoria, had been overlooked due to an administrative error.…

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Spanish police seize drug-carrying submarine drones

MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish police have seized semi-submersible drones used by drug traffickers to ship narcotics across the Strait of Gibraltar into Spain, the Interior Ministry said on Tuesday, the first…

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Foreign tanker with Russian cargo bound for U.S. anchors in Mediterranean

LONDON/ATHENS, March 14 (Reuters) - Marshall Islands-flagged tanker Elli which made a Russian port call and is bound for the United States has anchored off Gibraltar awaiting further instructions from its charterer,…

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EU ends legal challenge against Britain over Gibraltar state aid

The European Commission has ended its legal challenge against Britain over state aid granted by Gibraltar to multinational companies after Britain said the support had been fully recovered. The EU…

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First Covid-19 death in Gibraltar since March

Officials in Gibraltar have confirmed the territory’s first Covid-19 death since March. The man who died was in his 60s and unvaccinated, according to the territory’s chief minister. “It is…

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Gibraltar votes to ease tough abortion laws

Gibraltar voted to relax its tough anti-abortion laws in a referendum on Thursday. The tiny British territory has some of the harshest abortion laws in Europe - the penalty for…

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Relief in Gibraltar as face masks come off outside

Gibraltarians heaved a sigh of relief on Sunday when finally they were allowed to move around their outside public spaces without face masks, six months after they were made compulsory.…

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Gibraltar eases mask rules, lifts curfew after vaccinating most adults

People will be allowed to wander around downtown Gibraltar without wearing a mask from Sunday as most of the adult population in the British territory on Spain’s southern tip has…

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The European Commission takes Britain to court over Gibraltar tax exemption

The European Commission has referred Britain to the Court of Justice of the European Union for failing fully to recover illegal state aid of up to 100 million euros ($118.9…

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Time running out to find Brexit agreement on Gibraltar, Spanish foreign minister says

Time is running out to find a Brexit agreement between Spain and Britain over Gibraltar, Spanish Foreign Minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya said on Thursday. "Talks between Spain and the United…

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Spain doubts Gibraltar border deal possible without Brexit agreement

Spain and Gibraltar want to reach a side deal with Britain to avoid having a hard EU border in southern Spain after Brexit, but have stumbled on "a lack of…

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Spain is not renouncing claim to Gibraltar, Foreign Minister says

Spain will not renounce its claim to the British territory of Gibraltar, Foreign Minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya said on Wednesday, as the countries negotiate the future relationship between Spain and…

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Spain warns of damage of no-deal Brexit, including for Gibraltar

Spanish Foreign Minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya said on Thursday that a no-deal Brexit would be much more damaging for Spain and Britain, including the situation for the British territory of…

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Gibraltar gets ready to vote on abortion referendum

Religious leaders in Gibraltar have been drawn into a divisive referendum on abortion after they grouped together to compare the act of terminating pregnancies to the holocaust. Gibraltar’s Christian, Jewish…

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1st case of coronavirus in Argentina and Gibraltar, first death in Spain

Gibraltar on Tuesday registered its first coronavirus case, a man who had returned from a trip to northern Italy. The person who had accompanied the man does not have symptoms.…

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Gibraltar urged to invest more effort in fight against money laundering and financing of terrorism

In a report just published, the Council of Europe’s anti-money laundering body MONEYVAL calls on the authorities of the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar to better use the tools and…

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EU to back Spain over Gibraltar claims

The EU will back Spain over its territorial claims to Gibraltar in the next phase of Brexit negotiations by giving Madrid the power to exclude the British overseas territory from…

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Gibraltar could remain in Schengen Area post Brexit

British territory Gibraltar could remain in the European Union’s Schengen Area of free movement after Brexit, it’s been claimed. While London has said its Brexit deal will put an end…

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Over 40 arrests for smuggling Moroccan citizens to the EU

The British Royal Gibraltar Police and the Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional) supported by Europol, dismantled an organised criminal group smuggling migrants from Morocco to Europe. The operation led to…

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Spain to maintain Gibraltar veto right in new Brexit deal

Spain will maintain its veto right over Gibraltar in the new draft Brexit deal announced by the United Kingdom and the European Union on Thursday. The arrangements secured a year…

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Gibraltar goes to polls for general election

Gibraltar goes to the polls to elect a new government in the same week as the chaotic Brexit scenario in the UK. Gibraltar’s Chief Minister Fabian Picardo called for the…

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Gibraltar boosts port preparations in case of no deal Brexit

Gibraltar has extended port facilities to be able to handle more ships carrying goods as part of contingency plans if Britain leaves the European Union without an agreement, the British…

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Gibraltar braces itself for Brexit

Gibraltar is confronting the scenario unravelling in London because of Brexit with more concern than assurance, and more resignation than eagerness, but it does want to feel as though it…

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Analysis – The Iranian Flagged Tanker’s saga geopolitical implications on post Brexit Britain

The Iran-flagged Adrian Darya 1, previously named Grace 1, set course for Kalamata, Greece, with an estimated arrival on Aug. 25, according to ship tracking service MarineTraffic. It wasn't immediately…

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Iranian tanker leaves Gibraltar, Iran ready to give it naval escort

An Iranian ship held by Gibraltar since July on suspicion of transporting oil to Syria has left port. The tanker is moving east into the Mediterranean and lists Kalamata in…

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Russia’s state owned oil company Rosneft becomes largest oil supplier to Venezuela through ship-to-ship transfers near Malta, Gibraltar and Aruba

Russia’s state-owned oil company Rosneft has become the last major supplier of petrol to Venezuela, propping up President Nicolás Maduro’s regime as the US intensifies economic pressure on Caracas, according…

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US issues warrant for Iranian oil tanker in Gibraltar

The US Justice Department has issued a federal warrant for the seizure of Grace 1, the Iranian oil tanker that was detained in Gibraltar. The US has said the vessel…

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U.S. Threatens Visa Bans For Crew Of Freed Iranian Oil Supertanker

The United States says the crew of an Iranian supertanker whose departure Washington apparently was unable to block from Gibraltar could be subject to a U.S. visa ban. State Department…

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Gibraltar to release Iranian vessel (Updated)

Update: Gibraltar has said it will allow a detained Iranian oil tanker to be released after Tehran gave the territory’s government an assurance that it would not allow its cargo…

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Iran threatens tit-for-tat retaliation after after Royal Marines storm super tanker

Iran has threatened to seize a British tanker after Royal Marines held one of their vessels suspected of taking oil to Syria off the coast of Gibraltar. Mohsen Rezai, a…

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UPDATED: Royal Marines board oil tanker in Gibraltar

Royal Marines have boarded an oil tanker on its way to Syria thought to be breaching EU sanctions. The government of Gibraltar said there was reason to believe the ship,…

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EU MPs approve law allowing Britons visa-free visits even after no-Deal Brexit, on basis of reciprocity

Update: The European Parliament approved on Thursday a law granting Britons the right to travel to the European Union without a visa after Brexit. Britons will be able to stay…

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Spanish police break up Europe’s largest illegal TV streaming service

Spanish Police launched a major operation against an international criminal organization accused of illegally selling access to pay-TV over the internet. Spanish officials calculate that this was Europe’s largest illegal…

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Spanish contingency plan to grant residency to 400,000 Britons if there is a hard Brexit

The English version of the Spanish newspaper El Pais reported that in the eventuality of hard Brexit Spain is planning to grant residency to 400,000 Britons. The Spanish contingency plan…

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British government express anger over EU’s offer to support Spain’s territorial claim on land where Gibraltar airport is built

The British government has expressed anger after the EU offered tentative support for Spain’s territorial claim over the land on which Gibraltar airport is built. Direct flights between the UK and EU…

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