https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Gibraltar's chief minister Fabian Picardo believes Brexit could pose a threat to the territory. Here he explains why Britain should stay in the EU. https://www.thelocal.es/20160307/gibraltar-is-passionately-british-thats-why-we-reject-brexit-fabian-picardo Mon, 07 Mar 2016 15:28:18 +0100 gibraltar-is-passionately-british-thats-why-we-reject-brexit-fabian-picardo Gibraltar´s Chief Minister has accused Ed Miliband of being "unfair" after the Labour leader branded the Rock a "tax haven". https://www.thelocal.es/20150209/miliband-unfair-over-gib-tax-haven-slur Mon, 09 Feb 2015 10:32:00 +0100 miliband-unfair-over-gib-tax-haven-slur Gibraltar chief urges reconcilitation with Spain: "If Obama and Cuba can reach an agreement, why can´t we?" https://www.thelocal.es/20150203/gibraltar-chief-calls-for-dialogue-with-spain Tue, 03 Feb 2015 15:01:00 +0100 gibraltar-chief-calls-for-dialogue-with-spain The chief minister of Gibraltar has told top UK officials a possible UK exit from the European Union could see the diminutive territory disappear "economically from the map". https://www.thelocal.es/20140307/uk-exit-from-the-eu-would-be-disaster-for-gibraltar Fri, 07 Mar 2014 17:26:38 +0100 uk-exit-from-the-eu-would-be-disaster-for-gibraltar The political chief of Britain's outpost of Gibraltar came in for a nasty surprise on Thursday when Spanish activists and fishermen hurled insults at him, preventing him from speaking to law students in Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20131129/gibraltar-chief-jeered-at-spanish-university-forum Fri, 29 Nov 2013 11:11:00 +0100 gibraltar-chief-jeered-at-spanish-university-forum Britain said Wednesday it was reviewing its military presence off Gibraltar following a lengthy stand-off between the Royal Navy and a Spanish ship, but denied it was resorting to "gunboat diplomacy". https://www.thelocal.es/20131121/this-is-not-gunboat-diplomacy-uk-on-gibrltar Thu, 21 Nov 2013 09:53:00 +0100 this-is-not-gunboat-diplomacy-uk-on-gibrltar Gibraltar's chief minister said on Wednesday he had urged Britain to deploy heavyweight navy assets to deter Spanish ships from incursions into its territorial waters. https://www.thelocal.es/20131120/gibraltar-backs-uk-navy-deterrent-in-ship-row Wed, 20 Nov 2013 13:43:09 +0100 gibraltar-backs-uk-navy-deterrent-in-ship-row Spain demanded on Thursday that Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabian Picardo prove accusations he made at the United Nations that Spanish police had fired shots at a Gibraltarian man in the contested waters surrounding the British territory. https://www.thelocal.es/20131010/spain-slams-gibraltar-over-jetski-shooting-claims Thu, 10 Oct 2013 18:31:00 +0200 spain-slams-gibraltar-over-jetski-shooting-claims Gibraltar on Tuesday called on the United States to use its diplomatic heft to help end a bitter dispute over its sovereignty, accusing Spain of "bullying" the tiny British territory amid a flare-up of tensions. https://www.thelocal.es/20131008/us-should-back-gibraltar-against-spanish-bullies Tue, 08 Oct 2013 20:04:06 +0200 us-should-back-gibraltar-against-spanish-bullies Prime Minister David Cameron said Britain would "never agree to any transfer of sovereignty" of Gibraltar without the consent of its residents as the British territory celebrates its national day on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20130910/cameron-backs-gibraltar-on-national-day Tue, 10 Sep 2013 11:07:00 +0200 cameron-backs-gibraltar-on-national-day Prime Minister David Cameron pledged Britain's support as he met the territory's chief minister for talks on the border spat with Spain saying that the UK will "stand up for the interests" for those living there. https://www.thelocal.es/20130901/british-pm-vows-to-stand-up-for-gibraltar Sun, 01 Sep 2013 18:15:00 +0200 british-pm-vows-to-stand-up-for-gibraltar Catalonia's Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (ERC) party has sent a letter of support to Gibraltar's Chief Minister in the wake of the territory's row with Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20130814/catalan-nationalists-back-gibraltar-against-spain Wed, 14 Aug 2013 13:01:15 +0200 catalan-nationalists-back-gibraltar-against-spain British Prime Minister David Cameron got on the phone on Wednesday to warn his Spanish counterpart that the Gibraltar border tensions risked damaging relations between London and Madrid. https://www.thelocal.es/20130807/spanish-pm-to-de-escalate-gibraltar-row Wed, 07 Aug 2013 15:11:00 +0200 spanish-pm-to-de-escalate-gibraltar-row