Aug 29 - Spanish Trade Ban Dubbed Illegal by Gibraltar Conservative MEPs
Conservative MEPS have today condemned the Spanish border control’s banning of construction material being exported into Gibraltar. Julie Girling, Giles Chichester and Ashley Fox insist that the move was ‘illegal and illogical’ and would harm Spanish citizens more than Gibraltarians.
In a joint statement, the three Gibraltar MEPS claim that ‘Spain must realise that this posturing will get them nowhere. It is time the bullying stopped. Their latest attempt to cause disruption is not only illegal, it is also illogical.’
They add, ‘like most desperate and erratic governments they will only end up damaging their own citizens. These exports doubtless provide a very valuable source of income to part of Southern Spain, which is even more stricken by unemployment and debt than others.
‘If Madrid keeps up the export ban, Gibraltar will simply buy its materials elsewhere. Morocco is less than 10 miles away across the Straits of Gibraltar, and it has no apparent shortage of sand or rocks.’
