–The Minister of Foreign Affairs, EU and Cooperation of Spain, Aranza González Laya, said that the government is “firmly” defending the interests and values of Spain and that it will fight to defend the sovereignty of Gibraltar.
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Ms. González Laya said how Spain could not avoid actions that end up being “unfair tax competition or violations of environmental protection.”
And he added: “You can defend sovereignty and promote the solution of specific problems that have not been solved for 300 years.”
Gonzáles Laya insisted that the government was not “improving” in terms of security, so he censored “terrorist stories” about alleged threats “that have nothing to do with reality.”
He said: “We have not faced migratory invasions, we have not been subjected to insurmountable threats, we have not encouraged smuggling, we have not lost wars or renounced sovereignty.”
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Ms. González L a also stressed that “Spain did not seek or want a crisis in Morocco.”
His comments came after Iván Espinosa de los Monteros, a member of the far-right political party Vox, said that the government’s foreign policy had “exacerbated regional conflicts” since González Laya took office.
He demanded that the chancellor do things “well before it is too late.”
Espinoza de las Monteros said that Spain’s importance abroad had diminished.
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Spain tried twice to regain territory.
This was a subject of controversy during the divorce negotiations, where the Spanish government was accused of using Brexit to seize the territory.
During the 2016 Brexit referendum, Gibraltar asserted its right to count its votes alongside the rest of the UK.
The Gibraltarians voted in favor of joining the European Union with 95.9 percent.
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In January, Ms. González-Laya said that Spain was “the ultimate guarantor and guarantor” of the use of Gibraltar within the Schengen area.
Gibraltar’s Prime Minister Fabián Picardo has argued that he would never allow the EU border guards.
He said: “I will never bring a law to parliament that allows it.
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“In fact, no Frontex official can operate in Gibraltar without the approval of an act of Parliament in Gibraltar, regardless of the contract or agreement.”
In 2020, reports revealed how Spain had tried to persuade US congressmen to support a plan to remove Britain from monopoly power over Gibraltar.
The Daily Telegraph spoke to seven former members of the House of Representatives, who said that the Spanish embassy in Washington, DC, had either signed a resolution supporting the British status of Gibraltar or had visited the area.
Additional report from María Ortega.
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