Gibraltar Condemns EU, Spain Over Threats to Brexit Transition

Deputy chief minister Garcia speaks in Bloomberg TV interview
Says EU position on Gibraltar is ‘totally unacceptable’

Gibraltar Deputy Chief Minister Joseph Garcia discusses the impact of Brexit on Gibraltar.(Source: Bloomberg)

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By Tim Ross, Francine Lacqua, and Tom Keene

December 22, 2017 at 12:44 PM UTC

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The British territory of Gibraltar attacked the European Union for the “shameful” treatment of its citizens in Brexit negotiations on Friday, in an escalating dispute that threatens to derail the talks.

Deputy Chief Minister of Gibraltar Joseph Garcia accused Spain of seeking to use Brexit to advance its 300 year-old claim to the 2.6 square miles (6.7 square kilometers) of U.K. territory on the southern tip of the Iberian peninsula. Garcia attacked the EU for “totally unacceptable” discrimination against its pro-European people.