Gibraltar is deaf to the negotiations over its sovereignty between the United Kingdom and the European Union

In Gibraltar they have a goal, and nothing but the treaty defining their relationship with Spain and the rest of the twenty-seven nations. For this reason, the colonial government is deaf to the revelations made recently by the British Deputy Prime Minister to resignAnd Dominic RaabOn the negotiations between the United Kingdom and the European Union (EU) after Brexit, in which the sovereignty of Gibraltar was discussed.

Rapp who was forced to resign over allegations Harassment in the workplaceHe defends himself against them in a court published in the British newspaper The telegraph To this end, it reveals that a “senior diplomat” made “staff changes” at a crucial moment in the negotiations with Spain over Gibraltar. “I discovered that a master negotiator had gone beyond the democratic mandate set by the government UK sovereignty is at stakeit states.

Later, the same newspaper revealed that Raab had, during his time in Foreign Affairs, removed the United Kingdom’s ambassador to Spain from the negotiations for the Treaty of Gibraltar, Hugh ElliottAs a result of a meeting held by both of them in November 2020. The ambassador continued in his position, which he still retains. But it was replaced in negotiations with Simon Manleyformer ambassador to Madrid.

Changes have also reached the Foreign Office, with a new person at the head of the bureau directly overseeing the Gibraltar-related talks. However, it did not entail long-term damage, according to Raab, who on his forum raised Elliott’s replacement to “essential” to sign the agreement. New Year’s Eve convention (2020), which framed the negotiations for The Rock.

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The colonial government of Gibraltar rarely comments that it “has always enjoyed, and continues to enjoy: Strong and professional working relationship With countless senior officials and diplomats assisting Gibraltar on its way out of the European Union and in the ongoing negotiations to secure a future relationship with the bloc.”

He also highlighted the prime minister’s “good working relationship”. Fabian Picardo With the outgoing Dominic Raab during his tenure as Brexit Secretary and UK Foreign Secretary. But nothing else. The Ignato government continues to focus on negotiations with Spain and the European Union. Some negotiations could bear fruit sooner rather than later, according to recent statements by Picardo himself.

Gibraltar’s chief minister recently expressed, or reiterated, optimism about an early agreement on the rock that he sees “likely” to be closed during the Spanish presidency of the Council of the European Union, in second half of 2023. Picardo said after his participation last Thursday in a round table for the third conference of civil society held in Madrid under the slogan “Renewal of Spain”.

These statements made by Picardo also signed after Thirteenth round Formal negotiations on the Treaty of Gibraltar, the first yet Windsor ConventionThe new agreement between the UK and the EU on Northern Ireland. Deputy Chief Minister of Gibraltar, Joseph GarciaHe met in the British capital with the Minister for Europe of the United Kingdom, Leo DochertyTo assess the state of negotiations.