Spain harassing Gibraltar (again)

Morpheus77 said:
Thanks for your replies and support. Means a lot to Gibraltarians to have other Brits being supportive.

I'm glad the whole thing hit the news big time. Helps to show the Spanish Government for what it is. The pity is Spain is such a nice country, and full of great people, they just have a knack of getting themselves ruled by the worst.
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Yup, a bit like France in that regard. ;)
 
Queues continue, but now they are changing strategy.

Instead of slowing down traffic leaving Gibraltar, they doing it on the way in.

I suppose they've realised the media coverage on our side was hurting them as it was easier for us to take photo and video evidence to send to international media, give water and medical attention to those affected, and have a word with tourists who don't know who is causing this.

Now the huge queue is in Spain, with some Gibraltarian cars stuck in increasingly hostile land, and with far less help or media around.

This sucks, it really does :(
 
So how long before this becomes a serious breach of human rights and the EU has to step in.

Depends just how bad it is, I suppose... But if they're not letting people cross back to Gibraltar then something has to be done.
 
Abraxaz1 said:
whats the saying, keep people in the left hand so they ignore whats happening in the right as you steal there wallet.
Spain is in trouble and there trying to get the public attention away from it and instead digging up the old chestnut, bit like Argentina.
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Ohhh, that sounds very familiar.

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Channel Island resident and tax avoidance/money laundering mastermind (according to Daily Mail etc)
 
It's getting uglier. Now they are stopping shipments of concrete into Gibraltar by land, so that's our construction industry in trouble. (Funnily enough one of the sectors that employs most Spaniards in Gibraltar).

Also, in some of the media coverage in the UK, the last article says border queues had stopped after Hague had complained to Spain...yes, for one day. Yesterday they were at it again, but coverage has dropped now, so many will be left thinking it's stopped after Hague intervened. (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-23491339)
 
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Morpheus77 said:
It's getting uglier. Now they are stopping shipments of concrete into Gibraltar by land, so that's our construction industry in trouble. (Funnily enough one of the sectors that employs most Spaniards in Gibraltar).
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Stupid question: can you not just import it from Tangiers instead?
 
A mate of mine works for one of the betting firms in Gib. He used to live in Spain and crossed over every day for work. he now lives in Gib. Bet he is really happy.
 
For some insight into why all this is happening. Spanish Minister Cañete (Agriculture and Fishing) also happened to be the Director of a company called Petrolífera Ducar S.L. He left it when he became a minister, leaving his brother in law in charge.

This company works in the bunkering business (delivering fuel to ships from another ship).

If he can control and manage Gibraltar's waters, he can control Petrolífera Ducar's main competitors.

He is basically using the fishermen as his troops.
 
Morpheus77 said:
For some insight into why all this is happening. Spanish Minister Cañete (Agriculture and Fishing) also happened to be the Director of a company called Petrolífera Ducar S.L. He left it when he became a minister, leaving his brother in law in charge.

This company works in the bunkering business (delivering fuel to ships from another ship).

If he can control and manage Gibraltar's waters, he can control Petrolífera Ducar's main competitors.

He is basically using the fishermen as his troops.
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As I said, time to declare war.
 
So, seeing as Spain's government is waging a de-facto economic war on a part of the UK, how about we use our sway in Brussels to make things difficult for Spain, seeing as they're dependent on EU bailout money?
 
As my old Spanish house mate used to say, "In eh-Spain, there are no politicians, just businessmen who make the law."
 
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