The Gibraltar Office in Brussels has today been asked to relay information to the European Commission on the latest pedestrian delays at the border caused by the introduction of an Automated Border Control system on the Spanish side. Number Six says that these systems are designed to improve the fluidity of traffic across borders adding that “they are not meant to make things worse.”
The GSD has said that the way the Spanish authorities are testing new security equipment at the frontier “appears to be designed to cause maximum disruption.” The party says that those who suffer from this policy are “ordinary working people, many of which are just trying to earn a living in Gibraltar who have had to suffer pedestrian queues in intense heat.”
The Government says it is delighted to be able to confirm that the Court of Appeal in London on Friday decided to refuse OHL leave to appeal to the United Kingdom’s Supreme Court.
The Chief Minister Fabian Picardo entirely refutes the allegations made by the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Feetham, to the effect that the letter sent by him to Mr Picardo was somehow "leaked" by the Chief Minister.
The Government has said last night’s disgraceful scenes at the frontier will be included in its imminent report to the European Commission. In temperatures above 35 degrees, there were long queues of pedestrians stretching back almost to the Eroski supermarket.
