Focus: Gibraltar, Spain and Brexit
As Britain heads for a weekend summit designed to seal its impending departure from the European Union, Spain is threatening to throw a last-minute spanner
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Gibraltar accuses Spain of brandishing ‘whip’
Gibraltar’s Chief Minister Fabian Picardo on Thursday accused Spain of brandishing a ‘whip’ with its threat to derail a draft Brexit deal over the British
Spanish PM repeats Brexit threat over Gibraltar
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has reiterated his threat to vote against the draft deal on Britain’s exit from the European Union at the weekend
Between The Rock and a Hard Brexit
It has long been Northern Ireland that has bedevilled efforts to negotiate an orderly Brexit, but now another British territory has emerged to haunt the
Spain: an independent Scotland could rejoin EU
Spain’s foreign minister said Tuesday that an independent Scotland could rejoin the European Union after Brexit – and warned of the United Kingdom’s ‘weakness’. Previously,
Spain insists on Gibraltar veto in Brexit deal
Spain warned Monday it could yet derail the Brexit deal agreed between London and Brussels if it does not guarantee Madrid’s veto over Gibraltar’s future
EU to debate ‘painful’ Brexit divorce
European governments started to thrash out a plan for close ties with post-Brexit Britain on Monday in the last week before they gather to sign
Fishing issues loom as Brexit deal flounders in UK
British fishermen, long-standing supporters of leaving the EU, have reacted suspiciously to British Prime Minister Theresa May’s under-fire divorce agreement, which delays negotiating contentious fishing
Spain to allow Kosovo athletes to use flag
The Spanish government will allow athletes from Kosovo to use national symbols in international competitions organised in the country, even if Madrid doesn’t recognise the
Netflix to boost production of European series
Netflix said Wednesday it will produce more series in Europe in languages other than English following the global success of Spanish crime caper ‘Money Heist‘
