We will continue to Stand up against any bullying from Spain

Defenders of Gibraltar will continue to Stand against any Bullying to Gibraltar!

As we come nearer to the end of the year 2014 we are very happy of what we have achieved by raising the bullying tactics to a new level! For many years we have been silenced by media and not given the importance we deserve as a country and as a people. But it has been great to finally break into the worldwide media on many issues that have affected us that are done by the bully that Spain has proved to be.

Spanish government have not finished but at long last have lightened up quite a bit due to such awakening in all media circles.

Let us not forget that Spanish armed Guardia Civil continue to do illegal incursions in our British Gibraltar Territorial Waters! We have Spanish government still giving orders to the Police and Guardia civil at the border to create long queues which are both inhumane and unjust! We are also discriminated continually in institutions like the European Union, EU Commission and EU Justice on rulings or decisions where Spain is still fighting to leave Gibraltar out of any vital decisions like the EU Open Skies Agreement.

Spain has managed to get Gibraltar out of the European Open Skies program

Development Minister, Ana Pastor, had a large argument with her counterpart, Patrick McLoughlin, from the British Transport Department in the meeting of the Transports Council in the EU.

Dec 4, 2014 - 8:33:30 AM

Ana Pastor said for Spain this is ‘a matter of State and of vital interest for Spain, because it affects our sovereignty and territorial integrity’
She threatened to veto Open Skies if Gibraltar airport was included.

Ana Pastor - archive photo

McLoughlin said, ‘Gibraltar forms part of all the treaties in the Union, and has all the right to form part of the initiative, and Spain has to stop the blockage at the border’.

The European Open Skies is an ambitious initiative to improve the management of air transport and navigational services across 28 countries in the European Union.

Yesterday’s decision confirms a ruling made last March when the European Parliament excluded Gibraltar, a decision David Cameron has been fighting since then.

The Spaniards have always felt the Gibraltar Airport is illegal given the isthmus where it is located was not mentioned in the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht.

Finally a vote was taken in the EU council with the only opposition of the United Kingdom.

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UK Government responded swiftly:

London has criticised Spain over her actions on European Open Skies

Foreign Minister, Philip Hammond, made his comment yesterday, after earlier in the week Spain threatened to veto the Open Skies agreement if Gibraltar airport was included. The veto was not necessary but the threat had the desired effect.

Dec 6, 2014 - 7:23:01 AM

Philip Hammond has now said, ‘This is an important piece of legislation for the community states and the industry has been detained so Spain can score a political point’. Hammond was taking on the phone to his Italian counterpart, Paolo Gentiloni, as Italy current holds the EU presidency.

Philip Hammond - Archive photo

In a later statement the Foreign Minister observed, ‘Spain is trying to use a European process to force negotiations on the sovereignty of Gibraltar. Have no doubt. The United Kingdom will never agree to any arrangement under which the Gibraltarian people will go under the control of another State against their wishes’.

Yesterday the European Commission reiterated its ‘neutrality’ on the matter of Gibraltar which had to be solved between London and Madrid. 

‘We are confident that the EU will have no other option to but to follow their own rules, and apply the legislation to Gibraltar’.

Last Wednesday, the Spanish development minister, Ana Pastor, said she was ‘very satisfied’ because ‘Spain had defended the most important which is national sovereignty’.

Hammond considers the sovereignty of the Rock is outside the competences of the European Union and the recent events have merely been a distraction.

‘We are confident that the EU will have no other option to but to follow their own rules, and apply the legislation to Gibraltar’.

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Things continue the same or worse for us on different issues and we need more support from other countries in the EU or not!

The below was written by in 2010 by Gibraltar Action Group so look how long we have been and continue to fight for our rights. 

http://www.gib-action.com/restrictions.html

UN-FRIENDLY RESTRICTIONS BY SPAIN

"Today's human rights violations are the sources of tomorrow's conflicts." Mary Robinson 11 Nov 97
"A right is not what someone gives you. It is what no-one can take away from you." Ramsey Clark, US Attorney General, 1974
"I make a fuss about Gibraltar when I don't want Spaniards looking at me" Gen. F. Franco, date unknown
"Spain is not a democracy for Gibraltarian purposes" John Borda, GAG, 2002

General

1. Denial of fundamental European Union rights to Gibraltarians. New- Right to vote in EU elections upheld by EU court!
2. Maintaining a government department dedicated to sabotaging Gibraltar's economy and to designing sanctions against us. Funded to the tune of about 0.5 billion GBP (125 billion pesetas/0.7 billion euro).
3. Intermittent refusal to accept the Rock's territorial waters. See map
4. Refusal to accept Gibraltar's police, courts and legal system.
5. Constant attempts to exclude Gibraltar from EU Directives.
6. Constant attempts to deny Gibraltar membership of international sporting bodies and blocking participation in international sporting, cultural and political events.
7. Blaming Gibraltar whenever large organised crime groups are arrested on the Costa del Sol (Costa del Crime). These groups are attracted to Spain because of its highly developed black economy and lax money-laundering laws.
8. Persistent attempts to undermine the Rock's Finance Centre. See how successful they've been!
9. Attempts to block any EU measures which could confirm the separate existence of Gibraltar's administrative and jurisdictional systems.
10. The long term effects of the Amsterdam Treaty.
11. Restriction of availability of telephone lines via the Cadiz international exchange and refusal to recognise Gibraltar’s international 350 code, also forbids Telefonica from signing "roaming" agreements with Gibraltar mobile phone companies.  This is subject to an EU investigation and litigation. (lifted after Cordoba Agreement)
12. Refusal to admit Gibraltar to participation in Anglo-Spanish negotiations about its future status. (lifted 2004 for tripartite talks)
13. Attempts to sow animosity between Gibraltarians and the people of the neighboring Campo area.
14. Occasionally throwing British citizens in jail for 48 hours without charge or explanation.  This is usually limited to men travelling alone.
15. Banning the import of wine bottled in Gibraltar. (Restriction coincided with opening of a wine bottling plant in Gibraltar) See the funny side!

Aviation

1. Refusal to allow air links with Spain. (lifted after Cordoba Agreement)
2. Refusal to allow Gibraltar to participate in EC 'Open Skies' Directive or other EU aviation measures. (lifted after Cordoba Agreement)
3. Refusal, despite NATO membership, to allow British military aircraft to use Spanish airspace See map
4. Refusal to allow international passenger flights to Gibraltar airport other than from the United Kingdom and Morocco. (lifted after Cordoba Agreement)
5. If a flight to Gibraltar is diverted to Malaga, freight, including mail and coffins containing the deceased, cannot be unloaded. (lifted after Cordoba Agreement)
6. Maintaining restricted air corridors to land at Gibraltar airport. See map

Other travel

1. Refusal to accept ID cards, driving licences and passports issued in Gibraltar, unless marked "United Kingdom".
2. Refusal to re-establish maritime links with Spain. (lifted after Cordoba Agreement)
3. Awkward attitude towards use of collective passports for school children parties entering Spain.
4. Attempts to exclude Gibraltar from 'Monti Package' of EU directives on free movement of people.
5. Ambivalent attitude to passport and customs checks.
6. Intolerable delays at the frontier not only affecting the every day lives of those who live and work in and around Gibraltar but also restricting in bound tourism. This is subject to an EU investigation.
7. "Confiscation" (i.e. theft) of people's property without receipt by Customs officials.  This is usually drink and tobacco, but sugar has also been confiscated.   Apparently officially tolerated.
8. Refusal to permit cars hired in Gibraltar to enter Spain
9. Harrassment of cruise liner companies which stop at Gibraltar. (Stopped 2005 when threatened with prosecution via EU)

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Even the EU have tried their utmost but...

http://typicallyspanish.com/news-spain/gib/Spain_has_ignored_the_European_Commission_s_instruction_over_Gibraltar.shtml

Spain has ignored the European Commission’s instruction over Gibraltar

Last November 6, a three-month period established by the Commission came to an end. The deadline demanded the problems of traffic flow at the border be solved between Gibraltar and Spain, and Gibraltar must cut down on the smuggling of contraband tobacco.

Nov 17, 2014 - 1:36:22 PM

It seems neither request has been complied with: During last week the queues were lasting more than three and a half hours, but Madrid has now declared the controls are ‘reasonable’.
‘In addition, we are working on an ambitious project of frontier intelligence which will be ready before next summer’, so said the Government Sub-Delegate for Cádiz, Javier de Torres, who added five million € has been spent on the project.



The Spanish who work on the Rock think there is nothing ‘reasonable’ about the delays. Juan José Uceda, spokesman for the Cultural Association for Spanish Workers in Gibraltar (ASCTEG), said, ‘Gibraltar is meeting the recommendations, but Spain still hasn’t’.

A European spokesman assured after the recommendations effectuated last August, the European Commission will continue to supervise how fast the required changes are being made, and given three months has now passed any ‘surprise’ visit is possible.

Last week, the Trans-frontier Association for a Humanitarian Border, sent another complaint to the European commissioner, Cecile Malmströn, describing the on-going situation. A protest which the commissioner transferred to the Interior Minister, Jorge Fernández Díaz, in writing, expressing her anger at the way the citizens crossing the border are being treated.

Juan José Uceda, justified his opposition to the border controls, saying the amount of tobacco seized from pedestrians and in vehicles is ‘insignificant’ compared to the 12 metre long containers filled with contraband cigarettes which regularly enter Spanish ports from Asia.

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We must state that our Present Governor is doing a great job in highlighting that Gibraltar is British and his Christmas message leaves us with no doubt of his support for our Country and people!

This year has been a year of having more UK army/Naval presence since a long time.

Listen to Our Governor's Speech -

 http://www.livestream.com/gbctelevision/video?clipId=pla_9a362261-1e22-4924-bbbd-52624877eb91&utm_source=lslibrary&utm_medium=ui-thumb

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So what would we like or expect for 2015?

1. More support from all other EU Countries and non EU also
2. More support from the FCO - not just words on illegal incursions!
3. More support from UK MPs and MEPs
4. More support from the EU Parliament, Commission and Justice institutions and for them to stand up to Spain!
5. No more bullying tactics from Spain or their Spanish media.

Our Christmas and New Year Message:

To All members, supporters and friends of Defenders of Gibraltar, on behalf of all the committee we wish you and your loved ones a Happy Christmas and or Happy Holidays!

We will keep on standing up for Gibraltar against any bullying or injustice done to us by Spain or EU!

We have been working very hard all year round in many ways! The results have been great as our present Governor is very supportive! So on behalf of Gibraltar Thank you Sir James Dutton to living up to your promises!

Thank you to Fabian Picardo and Danny Feetham for all your support and guidance!

Special thanks to Tommy Finlayson and Franz-Josef Odinius and many others for your constant reporting, photos etc!

Michael Sanchez one of the most great Defenders of Gibraltar don't give up my friend! As is Solomon Momy Levy both great examples of not giving up!

For 2015 we wish everyone Health, Happiness and Love!

As Chairperson I would like to thank Gareth Gingell for all his hard work from the beginning and who still works very hard with many in UK.

Let us all continue to be vigilant in protecting our Gibraltar, culture, language and our British Gibraltarian identity!

Thank you also to The Committee!

Anne-Marie Struggles
Chairperson

Total breach of security now by Air - SPANISH FIGHTER JETS 'ILLEGALLY INVADE' BRITISH AIRSPACE OVER GIBRALTAR

Spanish Jet Fighters entering illegally into Gibraltar Airspace!

Courtesy Express - http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/518873/Gibraltar-airspace-illegally-invaded-Spanish-fighter-jets

Spanish fighter jets illegally invade British airspace over Gibraltar

SPANISH fighter jets illegally entered UK airspace to fly “across the bows” of a British airliner in a “reckless and dangerous” stunt over Gibraltar.

By: Marco Giannangeli

Published: Sun, October 5, 2014

The incident is being investigated by the Foreign Office [GETTY]

The incident, being investigated by the Foreign Office, happened as the Monarch flight carrying passengers from Manchester was making its delicate approach on to the Rock, one of the world’s trickiest landings.

Last night a senior Tory MP called on Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond to send Spain’s Ambassador to Britain, Federico Trillo, “packing back to Madrid”.

The Sunday Express has learned the passenger jet’s captain reported seeing the two aircraft less than half a mile away and air traffic controllers at Gibraltar International Airport noticed “two dots” on their radar just before 10.30am on September 19.

Both jets, thought to be Eurofighter Typhoons, were clearly in Gibraltar airspace without permission but attempts to communicate with them were ignored.

Last night Gibraltar’s outraged government said the “intolerable” incident marked a new phase in Spain’s deliberate flouting of British sovereignty.

It is intolerable that Spanish military aircraft are now not only infringing our airspace but also behaving in a reckless and dangerous manner

A spokesman

A government spokesman said: “Spanish vessels already regularly violate the sovereignty of our waters. It is intolerable that Spanish military aircraft are now not only infringing our airspace but also behaving in a reckless and dangerous manner.”

While no commercial airliner has ever crashed while landing at Gibraltar, it is widely regarded as having one of the world’s top 10 most challenging runways, with pilots having to contend with strong winds, the 1.400ft Rock of Gibraltar and the tight envelope of British airspace.

Last night retired pilot Chris Hammond said: “I used to go there quite regularly. It’s a restricted airfield, which means only specially cleared pilots are allowed to fly there.

“It presents a challenging approach, especially when wind conditions mean pilots have to make an easterly approach.

“You need to go inside the harbour and only half if it is British airspace and you are not allowed to stray into Spanish airspace. Then you have to make a last-minute sharp 90 degree turn to the right. That happened less than a mile and half from landing.

“All your attention is focused on the approach and the last thing you need is to see two unexpected jets where they’re not supposed to be. The real question in the pilot’s mind would have been what they were going to do next.”

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Andrew Rosindell MP, chairman of the parliamentary Overseas Territory group, said: “My committee is com-pletely shocked by the weakness of the Foreign Office in addressing the Spanish issue and its failure to tackle what Madrid is doing. We are pussyfooting around while Spain is running rings around us. It is outrageous that Spain continues to behave in such an irresponsible and bullying fashion.

“Spain refuses to let British military jets fly over Spanish airspace on the way to Gibraltar even though they are partners in Nato, yet they think it’s fine to enter British airspace illegally and potentially distract an airliner as it is trying to safely land on the Rock.

“It’s time that the British Government sent the Spanish Ambassador packing back to Madrid. We are fed up with the bullying and intimidation from Spain, and it’s time we showed we are no longer prepared to put up with it.”

Mr Trillo, Spain’s ambassador to Britain since 2012, has been formally summoned to the Foreign Office on three occasions in the past 12 months over repeated Spanish incursions into British waters around Gibraltar and massive delays for drivers at the border caused by heavy-handed Spanish frontier guards.

Last night a Foreign Office spokesman said: “We are aware of the incident on September 19. We are reassured that there was no risk to safety caused by the activity of the jets.

“We are continuing to examine the incident to ascertain whether it was within the lawful right of passage.”

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Courtesy Gibraltar Chronicle-  http://www.chronicle.gi/headlines_details.php?id=34734

SPANISH FIGHTER JETS 'ILLEGALLY INVADE' BRITISH AIRSPACE OVER GIBRALTAR - REPORT

Spanish fighter jets illegally entered UK airspace to fly “across the bows” of a British airliner in a “reckless and dangerous” stunt over Gibraltar, according to a report in the Sunday Express.

The incident, being investigated by the Foreign Office, happened as the Monarch flight carrying passengers from Manchester was making its delicate approach on to the Rock, the UK newspaper reported in a front page article.

 The Sunday Express said the passenger jet’s captain reported seeing the two aircraft less than half a mile away and air traffic controllers at Gibraltar International Airport noticed “two dots” on their radar just before 10.30am on September 19.

According to the report, both jets, thought to be Eurofighter Typhoons, were clearly in Gibraltar airspace without permission but attempts to communicate with them were ignored.

A Foreign Office spokesman told the Sunday Express: “We are aware of the incident on September 19. We are reassured that there was no risk to safety caused by the activity of the jets.”

“We are continuing to examine the incident to ascertain whether it was within the lawful right of passage.”

A Gibraltar Government spokesman said: “Spanish vessels already regularly violate the sovereignty of our waters.”

“It is intolerable that Spanish military aircraft are now not only infringing our airspace but also behaving in a reckless and dangerous manner.”

PRECEDENT

This is not the first time that Spanish military jets have flown close to the Rock.

In July last year, the Chronicle reported on how four Spanish jets “buzzed” the Rock and delay to a commercial flight.

The four planes – the Spanish version of the Harrier jet – were flying back to the Spanish aircraft carrier Juan Carlos I, which was on a training exercise about 10 miles southeast off the Rock.

The jets approached the Rock from the northwest before turning east out into the Mediterranean and south toward the ship.

Eyewitnesses said the Matador jets flew in from behind Los Barrios and very close to the north end of the Rock.

Britain’s Ministry of Defence played down the incident at the time and insisted there was no evidence to suggest the Spanish planes entered Gibraltar airspace.

But the planes flew close enough to generate alarm and prompt an angry response from the Gibraltar Government.

On the tarmac in Gibraltar, the outbound British Airways flight was delayed by 12 minutes.

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In the last few months we have had numerous illegal incursions by sea by the para military and the Spanish Navy. Also numerous incursions on illegal fishing. Not only that, we have constant harassment by Spanish Para military trying to enforce jurisdiction in our British Gibraltar Territorial Waters!

What is UK government doing about all this? - simple answer NOTHING! We are just a pawn in a bigger political game and we are - as a people and as a country being sacrificed and undermined! 

We are at the mercy of pencil pushers in the Foreign Office (FCO) these people who have no clue of who we are or where we are! These people who think Gibraltar is in Malta - these people who call us Gibraltese or Gibraltans!

How can we ever expect the UK Government or their FCO to do their job if they have no real knowledge about our people - our culture etc.

Recently we have heard and read how our own Governor is not aware and he is here with us! IF he thinks and says that we are an insular kind of people - this is exactly what the FCO think about us too! This is not acceptable! They believe this only because we demand that they keep to our Constitution that clearly states and they accepted that they (that is UK Government and FCO) - are responsible for the security of Gibraltar and our Foreign affairs!

So now when the shit hits the fan - where is their action?

as per our constitution - Governor’s special responsibilities 

47.-(1) The Governor, acting in his discretion, shall be responsible in Gibraltar for 

the conduct (subject to this Constitution and any other law) of the following matters – 

(a) external affairs; 

(b) defence; 

(c) internal security, including (subject to section 48) the police; 

 (d) such functions in relation to appointments to public offices and related matters 

as are conferred on him by this Constitution: 

 Provided that the Governor shall in respect of external affairs as far as practicable 

act in consultation with the Chief Minister. 

(2) For the avoidance of doubt it is declared that any matter which falls outside the 

special responsibilities of the Governor set out in subsection (1), or which is not a 

function which this Constitution or any other law requires the Governor to exercise in 

his discretion, is the responsibility of Ministers. 38

(3) Without prejudice to the United Kingdom’s responsibility for Gibraltar’s 

compliance with European Union law, matters which under this Constitution are the 

responsibility of Ministers shall not cease to be so even though they arise in the 

context of the European Union. 

(4) The exercise by the Governor of his responsibility for external affairs and 

defence is without prejudice to the overall responsibility of Her Majesty’s 

Government in the United Kingdom for these matters. 

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It looks like once again UK Government wants to be the peace maker on an issue that would stop being an issue if only UK Government was honest and truthful and told SPAIN to keep off and out of Gibraltar! The same stance shown to the people of The Falklands is the same stance we want! 

Really is Petrol and Oil more important than 30,000 British Gibraltarians?

We now have to educate our present Governor Sir James Dutton and remove the FCO brainwashing thinking - which we will do as we always do by showing them the people we really are and not what they have been blindly taught!

Anne-Marie Struggles

Spain endangers arrival of nuclear submarines by leaking information via their own Spanish press

Well, here we go again. Our supposed NATO friend and neighbour once again has behaved in a reckless manner endangering one of its allies!

On the 21/8/14 the USS Annapolis came for a short visit to the Royal Naval base in Gibraltar. The information on its arrival was known by the Spanish Ministry of Defence, which then appears to have leaked this information to the Spanish press. The Spanish press then published this information prior to the submarines arrival.

The Spanish press, by releasing this information, was knowingly endangering the submarine, it's crew and the surrounding area. It is well known, that no military information is given to the public about the arrivals or departures of nuclear submarines for obvious security and force protection reasons, The people who leaked this information were clearly well informed; information like this is very very difficult to come by.

The USS Annapolis is a Los Angeles type sub.This submarine is nuclear powered, it carries mark 8 torpedoes, tomahawk missiles and captor mines.

The leaking of the submarines location could have resulted in a dangerous situation, which could have resulted in the submarine being on the receiving en of a terrorist attack; all because of our irresponsible neighbour Spain having a grudge with Gibraltar!

An attack on this submarine could have seriously endangered the lives of people in Gibraltar and all the surrounding Campo area! This could have also negatively affected SPains own citizens outside Gibraltar!





On the 22/08/14, HMS Talent (British nuclear submarine) which came into port was on this occasion obstructed by a Spanish Guardia civil boat. The GC åurposefully broke the security cordon around the submarine - which lead to the Gibraltar Defence Police and the Royal Navy patrol boat having to intervene to warn the vessel off and subsequently escort the Spanish Paramilitary vessel out of British Gibraltar Territorial Waters,

The British and Gibraltar security forces have enough on their hands protecting these vessels, to have the paramilitaries of another nation interfering with their work! What if one of these Guardia Civil vessels had been commandeered by a terrorist group? It would make it very difficult for the GDP or Royal Navy to know what to do! That is if to stop them or just let it go as it is supposed to be the vessel of a NATO Ally who seems not to understand what security is all about!

Spain is supposed to be a NATO Ally and behaves in a manner that it is not supposed to. Someone needs to teach them a thing or two before they cause an international incident! It seems they do this just to intimidate Gibraltarians who are the 30 thousand people that live next door, and to make the Royal Navy look bad.

Gibraltar, or better said British Gibraltar Territorial Waters, suffer hundreds of incursions every year as the Spanish Government refuses to recognise that UK have clear sovereignty over these waters,

Well this time they have gone over what any NATO Ally should have to put up with! This is definitely not what is expected of Spain! They continue unchallenged and are putting all Allies at risk and that is not very intelligent at all! Sadly, this rampant childish behaviour is what we have come to expect from an immature neighbour to the north. This child needs to be introduced to a good spanking or the naughty step! Maybe then they will learn.


Press report + Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation
Unlawful incursion: Guardia Civil crosses path of Royal Navy submarine


A Civil Guard launch crossed the path of a nuclear powered submarine on its way to the Naval Base on Friday morning. In response to GBC questions, a spokesperson for the Foreign Office has described it as a “very serious incident”, and confirmed the FCO has already raised the matter with the Spanish Government.

HMS Talent was in British Gibraltar Territorial Waters when the Guardia Civil launch, the Rio Tormes, came towards it, behaving in what’s been described by the FCO as a “dangerous manner”. The Foreign Office says it will be issuing a formal written protest over this unlawful incursion, going on to say that given that the incident involved considerable risk and danger, it’s already raised concerns directly with Spain.

HMS Talent is the second submarine to berth on the Rock this week, after the American nuclear powered submarine Annapolis came in on Thursday. Advance notice was given in the Spanish media of HMS Talent’s arrival, despite the fact that submarine movements are generally kept secret for security reasons.

Spanish national newspaper El Mundo published an article about the two submarines to be berthed at the Rock. It looked ahead to the arrival of HMS Talent, citing unnamed sources who’d said they would probably coincide in port. Asked by GBC how the Spanish authorities – and subsequently the media - were aware of HMS Talent’s movements, an FCO spokesperson said for security reasons, it doesn’t comment on operational matters referring to ship visits.

The minesweeper, HMS Ramsey also stopped over yesterday on her way home. She conducted a security sweep of British Gibraltar Territorial Waters before stocking up on supplies.

(Photos courtesy of Tommy Finlayson)








On another note, we also have the Spanish government agreeing with the EU on sanctions against Russia due to the problems in Ukraine. But Spain violates these high level agreements and again as a NATO Ally by allowing the refuelling of Russian fleet ships in its port in Ceuta Surely not a very reliable NATO are they!

Is Spain playing games with the EU and NATO? Spain has the cheek to ask for a seat in the UN Security Council! + God help us all if they did as it seems that they don't know what side they are on! Can you now imagine the danger if they had to make a decision that could affect the whole world? The UN security council should never allow Spain to gain a seat; how can you give such responsibility to a country which hides the horrors of its dictatorship and pretends like nothing happened! A country which still celebrates and venorates the horrors it committed!

I think the Spanish government should get rid of that chip on its shoulder with Gibraltar which has been going on for over 300 years, They need to be reprimanded on their childish behaviour as by doing stupid moves like the ones I have mentioned, Spain is putting the well-being of many people at risk - including their own!

The worst now is they are trying to deny it - Spain is a joke but a very bad one! Here is the link of the video taken by Tommy Finlayson - http://youtu.be/TKDW6espEuo

Gerald Struggles

SPAIN CREATES POLITICALLY MOTIVATED FRONTIER QUEUES


CAUSES HAVOC FOR TOURISTS, LOCALS AND CROSS FRONTIER WORKERS STUCK IN SUMMER HEAT


WHERE IS THE EU AND THE UK? WHERE IS THEIR CONDEMNATION? ARE GIBRALTARIANS TO BE DENIED RIGHT TO FREE MOVEMENT DUE TO SPANISH FASCISM?


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DATE - THURSDAY 21st AUGUST
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LOCATION - GIBRALTAR
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SUBJECT - POLITICALLY MOTIVATED FRONTIER QUEUES
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DURATION OF QUEUES - 4 HOURS PLUS
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TEMPERATURE - 30 DEGRESS CELCIUS

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