Can’t we disestablish the whole territory? Their primary economic role is to help online betting firms escape tax and regulation.
So Spain is ready to return these to Morocco:
They are Alhucemas, Ceuta, the Chafarinas Islands, Melilla (qq.v.), and Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera, with a combined area of about 12 square miles (31 square km). ??
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Here we have a small outpost of the British Empire whose main source of income is hiding money from the tax man. The very reason Brexit was promoted and financed, was that Britain would not be subject to new EU money laundering laws, but now 96% of the Gibraltar population want to remain in the EU.
You can’t eat your cake and still have it, Gibraltar
“Instead, the focus was on common ground such as the 15,000 workers who cross into Gibraltar each day from Spain and keep the economy humming on both sides of the border. Gibraltar has a resident population of 34,000.”
This is imprecise to say the least. A lot of people crossing everyday are just doing it to smuggle tobacco and alcohol from Gibraltar to Spain avoiding taxes. Furthermore, a lot of Gibraltarians live in Spain as housing is very expensive over there. The most wealthy Gibraltar citizens usually have big villas in Sotogrande.
So in the end is not only in the interest of Spain to keep the fence open, Gibraltar badly needs it as well.
Why should Spain lift a finger at this point? Britain shit the bed, they should have to clean it up. Put up a border and tell em to go fuck themselves, or don’t, and tell Britain to go fuck themselves anyway.
Gibraltar español
Mercy me mercy me! Won’t somebody think of Northern Ireland.
From the article:
>Joseph Garcia, the territory’s deputy chief minister, said in a statement at the time.
“This will be a different world where our interactions with Spain and with the EU will be more cumbersome, bureaucratic and time-consuming than anything we have known before.”
Welcome to the Brexit, sir!
From the article:
>Instead, the focus was on common ground such as the 15,000 workers who cross into Gibraltar each day from Spain and keep the economy humming on both sides of the border.
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Can’t we disestablish the whole territory? Their primary economic role is to help online betting firms escape tax and regulation.
So Spain is ready to return these to Morocco:
They are Alhucemas, Ceuta, the Chafarinas Islands, Melilla (qq.v.), and Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera, with a combined area of about 12 square miles (31 square km). ??
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Here we have a small outpost of the British Empire whose main source of income is hiding money from the tax man. The very reason Brexit was promoted and financed, was that Britain would not be subject to new EU money laundering laws, but now 96% of the Gibraltar population want to remain in the EU.
You can’t eat your cake and still have it, Gibraltar
“Instead, the focus was on common ground such as the 15,000 workers who cross into Gibraltar each day from Spain and keep the economy humming on both sides of the border. Gibraltar has a resident population of 34,000.”
This is imprecise to say the least. A lot of people crossing everyday are just doing it to smuggle tobacco and alcohol from Gibraltar to Spain avoiding taxes. Furthermore, a lot of Gibraltarians live in Spain as housing is very expensive over there. The most wealthy Gibraltar citizens usually have big villas in Sotogrande.
So in the end is not only in the interest of Spain to keep the fence open, Gibraltar badly needs it as well.
Why should Spain lift a finger at this point? Britain shit the bed, they should have to clean it up. Put up a border and tell em to go fuck themselves, or don’t, and tell Britain to go fuck themselves anyway.
Gibraltar español
Mercy me mercy me! Won’t somebody think of Northern Ireland.
From the article:
>Joseph Garcia, the territory’s deputy chief minister, said in a statement at the time.
“This will be a different world where our interactions with Spain and with the EU will be more cumbersome, bureaucratic and time-consuming than anything we have known before.”
Welcome to the Brexit, sir!
From the article:
>Instead, the focus was on common ground such as the 15,000 workers who cross into Gibraltar each day from Spain and keep the economy humming on both sides of the border.
Ah, so Gibraltar holds some cards.