Aug 20 - Cameron Urges Barroso to Take Action and Monitor Frontier Situation

Written on 20 August 2013.

Following a call made by UK Prime Minister David Cameron to EU Commission President Barroso regarding the on-going dispute between Gibraltar and Spain, the UK Government has stated that Mr. Cameron made clear that he would prefer to resolve the issue through political dialogue.

Mr. Cameron and Foreign Secretary William Hague once again spoke to the Spanish counterparts to ‘try to find a way to de-escalate the issue’. Mr. Cameron insisted that dispute their efforts, frontier delays continue, leaving the Government no choice but to consider legal action.

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Aug 20 - Cruise Liner Captain Sends Well Wishes to Gibraltar

Written on 20 August 2013.

During the departure of the Fred Olsen cruise liner from the Cruise Terminal yesterday the ship paid tribute to Gibraltar by playing ‘the Land of Hope and Glory’ over the loudspeaker system.

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Gibraltar Crime Report For 19 Aug

Written on 20 August 2013.

Media – Police Reports

From 0700hrs 19^th  August 2013 to 0700hrs 20^th August 2013.

CRIME REPORTS

7 Reports of Theft

1 Report of assault

1 Report of Improper use of public telecommunications

1 Report of Criminal Damage

1 Report of Threatening Words

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Aug 19 - Cameron Won’t Rule Out Taking ‘Further Action’ Against Spain

Written on 19 August 2013.

Answering further questions today about the ever-escalating dispute between Gibraltar and Spain, UK Prime Minister David Cameron refused to rule out taking further action against Spain, including putting constraints on Spanish tourists coming to Britain.

The Telegraph has today reported that Mr. Cameron’s spokesman noted that their preference is to resolve the matter via political means and through dialogue with the Spanish Government.

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