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As El Confidencial Digital has learned , the Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent the Spanish embassy in London a series of announcements for the British Government , after the English Executive called ambassador Federico Trillo for consultation last Friday. Given the absence of Trillo himself in the British capital, the embassy's charge d'affaires, Ramón Gandarias, attended the call. The Spanish representative responded forcefully to the English Government's complaints about “disproportionate controls” at the gate. This is explained by an official Foreign Ministry spokesperson consulted by ECD. The ministerial source assures that the embassy conveyed to the British Executive that Gibraltar does not belong to the Schengen area, it is not community customs territory, and it is exempt from VAT, so Spain is protected by “international law” to carry out these controls . What's more, Gandarias explained that, for the Spanish Government, these controls at the fence with the Rock are "an inalienable right" , and they will continue to prevent "the illicit trafficking of products and black money." Work is already underway on a new tax control and the limitation of airspace The Foreign Affairs sources consulted explain that the ministry is working on a “complete plan” to carry out some of the measures announced by Margallo in his interview with ABC, and that they have been “being analyzed for some months now.” Specifically, inter-ministerial meetings are being prepared with the Treasury and Development to finalize the following reforms: -- Strengthen tax and fiscal control : In the coming weeks, we will work together with the Ministry of Finance on a new action protocol to control possible tax irregularities of Gibraltarian citizens who reside on the other side of the fence.
Specifically, inspections are announced for the nearly 6,000 Gibraltarians who have properties in Sotogrande, as well as a tax review for businessmen from the Rock residing in Spain. -- Limit Gibraltar's airspace : From Foreign Affairs they Special Database assure that an agreement will be reached with Fomento and Aena to have greater control to restrict some of the existing flights. Negotiation of the new entry rate in La Línea In the Ministry of Foreign Affairs it is assumed that it will be necessary to negotiate with the mayor of La Línea, the socialist Gemma Araújo, the establishment of the new fee of 50 euros to enter and exit on one side or the other of the fence . The sources consulted explain that this tax already existed before the arrival of Araújo and the PSOE to the national government , so Margallo's objective is to recover it in this legislature. The ministry's intention is to reach an agreement with the socialist mayor, although it is recalled that the imposition of this rate is a responsibility of the central government, so the measure will be applied whether or not there is an agreement with the mayor .From that relationship will emerge some appointments that he plans to make , and from that group he will also choose who will be part of the electoral lists.
The first of them is the one he has to prepare to present in the European elections , the first appointment with the polls that he will face, set for May 2014. Rajoy has already received a report from militants unrelated to any suspicion of corruption, and he will study it calmly when he returns in the summer. Mato no, Quiroga yes With this criterion, Ana Mato would not appear in principle as a member of the PP's candidacy for the Strasbourg Parliament, despite the fact that a 'way out' is being sought for her when she leaves the Government , something that will foreseeably occur as soon as it is foreseeably possible. in the crisis before the European elections. As El Confidencial Digital has learned from sources close to La Moncloa, in the list of people 'clean' of corruption that has been given to Mariano Rajoy , Arantza Quiroga, former president of the Basque Parliament and current leader of the PP in that country, appears at the top. community. A presence of Quiroga at the top of the European list would also serve to give it 'air' from a political point of view , since the Basque PP has become the fourth political force in the region. Greater visibility of its leader can benefit the party electorally , although there is the problem of how it will be able to reconcile the two positions, parliamentarian in Brussels and regional head of the PP.