Gibraltar's chief minister on Thursday accused Spain of brandishing a "whip" with its threat to derail a draft Brexit deal over the British overseas territory Madrid lays claim to.
Spain's prime minister on Wednesday reiterated his threat to vote against the draft deal on Britain's exit from
the European Union at the weekend unless it guarantees Madrid's veto over Gibraltar's future status.
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 talks: Gibraltar.
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 status.
Gibraltar’s Chief Minister Fabian Picardo was among the few politicians to welcome Theresa May's deal with the European Union stating that it “worked from the point of view of Gibraltar”.
It's morning rush hour at the border between Spain and Gibraltar and virtually all the traffic is flowing from the downtrodden Spanish city of La Linea de la Concepcion into the wealthy British territory.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Thursday his government was aiming to reach an agreement with the UK over the post-Brexit future of the territory of Gibraltar by the middle of next month.
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said on Friday that he hopes to reach a deal in the next few months with Britain on the territory of Gibraltar after Brexit.
Spain's foreign minister pledged Thursday that daily life in Gibraltar would not be affected by Brexit, easing fears that Madrid would use Britain's exit from the EU to gain authority over the overseas territory.
Spain will not set as a condition in Brexit talks that it recovers Gibraltar, its foreign minister said in a Sunday interview that could ease tensions over the disputed British territory.
Spain's Foreign Minister on Monday dismissed the idea that his country would block a general Brexit agreement over possible disagreements about Gibraltar.
A Spanish policeman was killed Wednesday during an operation against tobacco smuggling in a town on the border with Gibraltar that has long been plagued by contraband, an official and local media reported.
A leaked report on Spain’s position regarding Brexit negotiations has revealed that Spain will demand an end to Gibraltar’s ‘privileged position’ that has “in practice turned it into a tax haven”.
Gibraltar will finally host international matches on home soil by 2018 after an agreement was reached between the British territory's football association (GFA) and government on Tuesday for an 8,000-seater stadium.
Gibraltar on Wednesday accused Spain of causing long traffic jams with tightened border controls, saying it was "clearly a response" to rising political tensions over the British territory.
A Spanish warship sailed into disputed waters off Gibraltar on Tuesday, the British overseas territory said, at a time of high tension between London and Madrid over the fate of the Rock.
The EU's Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier urged Britain on Tuesday to "keep calm and negotiate" after a row broke out over the fate of the rocky outcrop of Gibraltar.
The Sun published a polemical front page on Tuesday launching a “Gibraltar Campaign” with the headline “Up yours Senors: Our message to meddling leaders of Spain and the EU." But it wasn't just the spelling that was wrong.
It appeared that just days after Article 50 was triggered, parts of the British establishment were already threatening to "go to war" with Spain to protect Gibraltar. But how likely is that?
Spain voiced surprise at Britain's tone on the future of Gibraltar on Monday after a former British political leader compared the dispute over the Rock with the Falklands conflict.
British Prime Minister Theresa May on Sunday insisted that she would "never" allow Gibraltar to slip from British control against the wishes of Gibraltarians as the issue took centre-stage in early Brexit wranglings.
Spain has no plans to close its border with Gibraltar after Britain leaves the European Union, its foreign minister said in an interview published on Sunday.
British foreign minister Boris Johnson on Sunday stressed that Gibraltar "will not be bargained away" during Brexit negotiations after the EU said Spain should have a say on whether any post-Brexit deal applies to "the Rock".
