The complications of empire
The British empire might seem to be a topic for a history textbook, but it's now a complication for Brexit.Brexit: Gibraltar angered by Spain's EU 'veto'
Gibraltar has accused Spain of manipulating the European Council for its own political interests.
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A draft document on the EU's Brexit strategy said no agreement on the EU's future relationship with the UK would apply to Gibraltar without the consent of Spain, giving it a potential veto.
But Gibraltar's chief minister Fabian Picardo said this was "unacceptable".
Conservative MPs in the UK have warned that the sovereignty of the UK overseas territory is non-negotiable…
Spain has long contested Britain's 300 year-rule of Gibraltar.
Gibraltarians, who number about 30,000, rejected by 99% to 1% the idea of the UK sharing sovereignty with Spain, in a vote in 2002…
Following last June's EU referendum - in which Gibraltar voted by 96% to 4% to remain in the EU - Spain's then foreign minister suggested shared sovereignty could allow Gibraltarians to maintain some of the benefits of EU membership and enable Spain to "plant its flag" there…
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