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In a statement released on Twitter, Gibraltar s Chief Minister Fabian Picardo congratulated British Prime Minister Boris Johnson for striking a trade deal with Brussels but emphasised that it "does not cover Gibraltar".
Spain to keep negotiating on Gibraltar border after Brexit deal By John Chalmers, Elizabeth Piper and Gabriela Baczynska
A Spanish Civil Guard guards the border of Gibraltar to Spain after an order from the Spanish government to set up controls at its land borders over coronavirus, in La Linea de la Concepcion
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Madrid and London would continue to negotiate an agreement on the British territory of Gibraltar on the Iberian Peninsula after the Brexit trade deal clinched with the European Union on Thursday.
“I welcome the principle of agreement between the EU and the UK … Spain and the UK continue their dialogue to reach an agreement on Gibraltar,” Sanchez said in a tweet, adding that EU member states would still examine the Brexit deal in coming days.
Spanish Government drops legal challenge to Gibraltar’s fiscal independence
Pic: Johnny Bugeja 23rd December 2020
The Spanish Government has withdrawn a legal action challenging the European Commission’s state aid decision accepting Gibraltar’s right to set its own taxes.
The decision to withdraw the action means the case has now been struck off by the European Court of Justice.
Spain had sought to argue that the European Commission committed an error in law when it found the state aid principle of regional selectivity did not apply to Gibraltar.
In its decision, the Commission accepted that Gibraltar was able to operate a different tax system to the UK.
BREAKING: Masks everywhere as Gibraltar faces Christmas semi-lockdown
A maximum of three households is recommended at parties during the festive period
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ALL of the Rock’s restaurants, cafes, bars and gyms have been ordered to close until January 10 as COVID-19 brought Gibraltar to a standstill.
A ‘major incident’ has now been declared and the authorities are set to reopen the Nightingale Field Hospital, as the enclave reached an alarming 209 active cases.
In new rulings, masks are to be worn in all public areas as the Gibraltar Government took action to avoid having to order a full lockdown.