Despite the overwhelming support from voters in Gibraltar to remain part of the EU, the Gibraltar Chamber of Commerce says it is “disappointed” by the final decision in the UK to leave the European Union which Gibraltar is bound by.
The Equality Rights Group Chairman has issued the following statement reacting to the news that the UK has voted to leave the EU: “Britain has spoken. But it has spoken for itself. Not for Gibraltar. That much is clear from the results of the In/Out EU Referendum held yesterday. As I said in our recently published book ‘From Town To City’, the UK’s democratic, majority decision taken yesterday is a game-changer for us in Gibraltar. It has to be a point of departure for the Rock!
As Main Street businesses opened and workers started their day, Gibraltar was quick to react to what is being regarded locally as a shocking and deeply worrying referendum result which will see the UK and the Rock exit the European Union.
The Leader of the GSD Daniel Feetham has said that Gibraltar’s result for the EU Referendum is “magnificent”.
The Chief Minister has said that the local referendum result delivers to Gibraltar’s political leaders “a clear mandate” to remain in the EU although uncertainty over the outcome given the close battle still being fought in the UK means that there is “nothing yet to celebrate.” He stressed that the high turnout was proof that "Europe matters to us."
