#GIBRALTAR: Parliament Approves Legal Abortion; Goes To Voters In 2020

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The Gibraltar Parliament last night approved an amendment to Gibraltar's crimes legislation that will allow abortion under certain circumstances. The legislation was approved by 10 votes in favour and seven votes against, but will not come into force immediately. Instead, the legislation will be put to the community in a referendum on March 19, 2020.

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#UK: Spain Demands, And Gets, Assurances Over Separate Deal On Gibraltar As Final Brexit Summit Nears

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UK Prime Minister Theresa May has given in to Spain's demands over the future of the British territory of Gibraltar after the Spanish prime minister threatened to “veto” the Brexit deal due to be signed off by EU leaders on Sunday. On the eve of Sunday’s Brexit summit, the British ambassador to the EU, Sir Tim Barrow, wrote to concede that Gibraltar would not necessarily be covered by a future trade deal with the EU.

The decision gives Spain a veto over Gibraltar benefiting from a future trade and security agreement between the EU and the British government. The Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, said the UK would now have to open talks on “joint sovereignty” of Gibraltar, which Spain has claimed since the Francisco Franco era.

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#SPAIN: PM Rajoy Hopes To Make Deal With Post-Brexit Britain; Seeks Joint Sovereignty Over #Gibraltar

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Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy says he thinks a deal can quickly be worked out with Britain to defend the rights of British expats in Spain after Brexit. Rajoy also says he would use Brexit to renegotiate with London the status of Gibraltar, the tiny territory on Spain's southern tip that was ceded to Britain in 1713. He hopes for joint governance of the territory between the UK and Spain, and offer dual citizenship to its citizens. Many Spanish citizens work in Gibraltar each day.

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#SPAIN: PM Drops Foreign Min. From Cabinet; Loudest Critic of UK In Gibraltar

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José Manuel García-Margallo, who sparked regular spats with Gibraltar due to his vocal desire to see the Rock returned to Spain, has been replaced as foreign minister by a career diplomat in Mariano Rajoy's new cabinet.

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#SPAIN: #EU Court Orders Spain to Stop "Excessive" Border Checks at Gibraltar Entry Points

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The European Commission has instructed Spain to loosen its chokehold over Gibraltar’s border crossing. The move follows 18 months of deliberately excessive ­customs checks by Spain that have caused hold-ups and frustration for thousands of Spanish workers and tourists to Gibraltar, which is claimed by both Spain and the UK.

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Mayor Sparks Fury With Faked "Spanish Invasion" Pics of UK-Run Gibraltar [world politics news]

The Photoshopped image created by the mayor of Callosa de Segura of Spain attacking British-held Gibraltar.

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Gov't Considers Taking Gibraltar Dispute with UK to the UN, Other Bodies [world politics news]