The mayor of San Roque and congressman of the Socialist Party, Juan Carlos Ruiz Boix was this Friday in Gibraltar by the acting Prime Minister of the Rock, Fabian Picardo to advance the search for an agreement to establish one common prosperity zone as both explained at the end of the session.
The Prime Minister and the Mayor discussed smooth transit la Verja and about the situation of the group Fisherman who fish in the waters near the colony. The interview, as Ruiz Boix explained Europe Surwas held at his request and the Government of Spain. “I am always disciplined. Those who should have known about my visit knew about it,” he explained. Sources from Ministry of Foreign Affairs They have avoided commenting on the matter.
“It’s in that neighborliness where we will continue working. We recognize the bonds of unity, coexistence, friendship and economic and labor relations that exist between more than 100 countries 300,000 inhabitants that we add the residents of Campo de Gibraltar to the city of Gibraltar,” said Ruiz Boix, according to a press release from the San Roque City Council.
“At the meeting we assessed the recent incidents in our region and especially at the border, where we have worked in a coordinated manner so that they are as fluid as possible, so that more than 14,000 Spanish and foreign citizens “The people who live in the region and travel to Gibraltar every day for work, as well as all Gibraltarians who carry out activities in our region, have the greatest fluctuation at the border,” explained the national MP.
Ruiz Boix had a role relevant when it comes to overcoming the last tensions at the border crossing at the beginning of September Gibraltar restricted the transit of border commuters for several hours. In fact, the Llanita authorities’ press release about the meeting states: “Picardo thanked the new deputy.” your cooperation “The opportunity was taken to review the current state of negotiations with the EU on the future status of Gibraltar after Brexit,” he next adds.
Support for Picardo’s re-election
Ruiz Boix states in the municipal press release that he hopes that on October 12, the date set for the general elections in Gibraltar, “there will be the opportunity to do so.” Provide continuity to those people who maintain dialogue and desire an area of shared prosperity,” it said in a statement explicit support to Picardo’s re-election.
The deputy pointed out that this restored coexistence between Spain and Gibraltar The gate reopened in 1982 under the first government of Felipe González. “We have regained coexistence after an unfortunately dark period of closure of relations and borders. Almost 40 years later, we have strengthened it, and we have to continue working here so that we can do something together.” share Economy, jobs and we can continue to maintain good neighborly relations on both sides of the border,” he concluded.
Gutiérrez Limones, a controversial visit
The last visit by a socialist elected representative to Gibraltar was that of the Senator from Seville, Antonio Gutiérrez Limones, in April 2021. against the State Department’s criteria. This department He had previously hinted that his presence in the rock would be inappropriate. The senator also visited the Rock without the knowledge of his party’s federal leadership, whom he did not inform of his intentions.
Gutiérrez Limones’ decision to ignore the foreign affairs criteria caused great unease in the department then headed by the minister. Arancha Gonzalez Laya. Those responsible at the ministry worked extremely hard at the time. Attention and care in the negotiation that the European Union with the United Kingdom should initiate the colony’s future relations with the 27 states on the basis of the preliminary agreement of December 31, 2020.
