The mayor of Algeciras (Cádiz), Jose Ignacio Landalucecriticized the fact that the authorities of Gibraltar This Friday morning, they banned access to any foreigner who did not present their passport, including the thousands of Spanish workers who cross the border every day. Gridand asked the government of Gibraltar “not to use Spanish border workers as hostages to exercise shows of force within the framework of the negotiations”.
As explained in a note, This ban has been maintained for an hour“causing not only discomfort for the people concerned, but also long delays when crossing the border, both for people and vehicles.”
“Gibraltar has demonstrated once again that when it wants to, it can cause significant inconvenience and damage to our cross-border workers, but this damage also affects Gibraltarians, their businesses and their societies,” he said .
Furthermore, Landaluce stressed that “the government of Gibraltar I wanted to send an alert showing that he is in a strong position in negotiations who remain with Spain. “The best way to ensure that our border workers are not held hostage or captive is to create jobs and wealth in Campo de Gibraltar so that they do not have to cross the barrier and go and earn a living” , he stressed.
The mayor of Algeciras asked for “common sense, because if we assume that we are looking for an agreement that benefits both parties, maintaining the ban on crossing the border, the landfills recovered from the sea, the non- sewage treatment, harassment of patrol officers “They don’t help much.”
“Gibraltar cannot forget that the border control measures of Schengen Area They are adopted by the 27 member states of the European Union, and they are not the result of anyone’s whim,” he concluded.
