Achtung Gibraltar

PEOPLE who call out the police in Gibraltar might be surprised to find they are attended to by a German who speaks perfect English.

That is because Anouk Brohl, 21, a police sergeant in training, is spending a week on the Rock with the Royal Gibraltar Police.

The Munich-born officer is taking time out from her three-year training to visit Gibraltar as part of a requirement to spend time outside Germany with another police force.

As a keen diver, Brohl chose Gibraltar because it allowed her to practise her hobby while also catching some rays of sun.

She said: “I wanted to improve my English, and I wanted some good weather and I’m a keen diver - so Gibraltar seemed perfect.”

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While Hassan Nahon wanted a more extensive abortion law, the GSD voted against lifting the century-old life sentence with its pro-life stance.

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The coming hard Brexit

NEWS that the cogs of Spanish diplomacy have stopped working ahead of the surprise Spanish national elections on 23 July could mean Gibraltar’s proposed EU treaty is dead and buried.

Although it would be a real blow to both the Rock and its neighbouring regions that so rely on its economy and investment, it is unlikely that an expected right-wing government would give any more to Gibraltar than the current leftwing coalition in Madrid.

Business and union leaders have often sounded their gongs of disapproval for the way that Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares has conducted the talks. He declared he had already set out a deal, but it is one that clearly the UK, and by definition Gibraltar, did not find acceptable.

To the chagrin of Campo leaders, by this time next month it seems unlikely Albares will still be in the position.

The Partido Popular, despite its wave of shocking scandals, will be roaring back into government according to recent polls.

It is expected to get about 32% of the vote while the PSOE is predicted to get around 26%.

Despite the centre-right party’s popularity (sorry) they could need the support of the Vox far-right party.

Polls give Vox about 13% of the electoral portion, marginally higher than the 12% of the new Sumar left-wing alliance. These figures could be a death sentence for Gibraltar’s chances of a more favourable EU treaty, leading to the hardest Brexit situation of any British territory in Europe. It would mean Gibraltar’s border could be as hard to cross as Morocco’s with Ceuta.

Hours of paperwork could be needed for each person to cross unless an easier way is found and tourism companies would probably shy away from bringing visitors to the Rock. Many Rock dwellers would probably sell their homes in the surrounding area and over 10,000 Spanish workers could find getting to work much harder than ever before.

This would add to the economic problems of a Campo region already ravaged by unemployment.

While the future remains to be written, the writing is on the wall and no-one will probably be willing to take the blame.

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