Britain, Spain in Renewed Dispute Over Gibraltar
Great Britain on Monday sent warships to the Mediterranean and weighed legal action against Spain in a territorial dispute over the Gibraltar peninsula, as Madrid threatened to join with Argentina in a U.N. effort to strip Britain of the last remnants of its empire.
In London, Ministry of Defense officials told the BBC that the Royal Navy deployments are part of a long-planned military exercise and not connected to the three-centuries old dispute over the Gibraltar enclave.
The feud between the European allies has erupted anew in recent weeks amid Spanish protests over an effort to create an artificial reef offshore.
Britain claims that Spain has illegally tightened border and customs controls in an effort to sabotage the tourist industry on the peninsula.
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Great Britain on Monday sent warships to the Mediterranean and weighed legal action against Spain in a territorial dispute over the Gibraltar peninsula, as Madrid threatened to join with Argentina in a U.N. effort to strip Britain of the last remnants of its empire.
In London, Ministry of Defense officials told the BBC that the Royal Navy deployments are part of a long-planned military exercise and not connected to the three-centuries old dispute over the Gibraltar enclave.
The feud between the European allies has erupted anew in recent weeks amid Spanish protests over an effort to create an artificial reef offshore.
Britain claims that Spain has illegally tightened border and customs controls in an effort to sabotage the tourist industry on the peninsula.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
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