Spain is to ensure that Gibraltar abides by Schengen rules. This is because it is a British Overseas Territory, and joined … I have been in touch this afternoon with all the other party leaders. 20. My Government is, however, entirely honest about that. The Brexit transition period will be over on January 1, and that means that Gibraltar, just like the United Kingdom, will be left out of the European Single Market. Gibraltar Referendum on Abortion in March. Religious leaders compare abortion to holocaust as row grows over Gibraltar referendum Support for change to draconian laws surges By James Badcock 7 Mar 2020, 5:25pm Does the referendum result mean anything? HM Government of Gibraltar has today announced that it will propose in a motion to be tabled in the first session of the new Parliament that the date for the Referendum on legalising abortion will be Thursday 19th March 2020. As will have been observed from the Leaders’ Debate during the election campaign, the GSD’s mask slipped on this issue. Initialement prévu le 19 mars, il est reporté à une date indéterminée suite à la propagation de la pandémie de coronavirus. The Chief Minister of Gibraltar, the Hon Fabian Picardo QC MP, has today agreed with the Deputy Chief Minister, the Hon Dr Joseph Garcia MP, the Leader of the Opposition, the Hon Dr Keith Azopardi QC MP and Independent MP, the Hon Marlene Hassan Nahon MP, that the Referendum on Abortion convened for next Thursday the 19th of March should be postponed. This is a hugely emotive issue and one in which the Government has sought to balance the very strongly held views of both sides in this debate. The Government will also be asking Parliament to consider whether or not the Referendum should extend to sixteen year olds. FIRST SUPPLEMENT TO THE GIBRALTAR GAZETTE No. 29th January 2020. The Chief Minister, the Hon Fabian Picardo QC, said: “For the new GSLP Liberal administration, the Referendum on the abortion issue is a priority. Gibraltar’s population of about 34,000 was overwhelmingly against Britain leaving the European Union. A referendum was held in Gibraltar in June 2016 on the issue of continued EU membership. The people of Gibraltar have voted in a referendum on whether the UK and Spain should share sovereignty of the territory - and issued a resounding No. 2 of 2020 AN ACT to amend the provisions of the Referendum Act 2015 to provide for proxy voting and connected purposes. Mr Picardo added: “As we watch developments in the Brexit context, we need to set a date far enough into the future that allows us to minimise the risk of being caught out by events related to Brexit whilst also meeting the time limits set out in the Referendum Act. 02. By. The Gibraltar sovereignty referendum of 2002 was a referendum which was called by the Government of Gibraltar and was held on 7 November 2002 within the British overseas territory on a proposal by the UK Government to share sovereignty of the territory between Spain and the United Kingdom. The Referendum will be held in keeping with the provisions of the Referendum Act 2015 which provides that the decision reached by the vote must be legally recognised and given effect to. Posted at 16:39 31 Dec 2020 16:39 31 Dec 2020. In the U.K.’s 2016 Brexit referendum, 96% of voters in Gibraltar supported remaining in the continental bloc that they feel gives them more leverage to deal with the government in Madrid. BBC News Online answers the key questions. The deal - yet to become a treaty - enables Spanish workers to continue entering Gibraltar freely. This would potentially deprive the result of the Referendum of democratic legitimacy and, in that way, would defeat the object of the exercise of putting the issue to the people. The Government of Gibraltar has today announced that they will propose in a motion in Parliament that the date for the Referendum on legalising abortion will be Thursday 19th March 2020. The two lead organisations. 4656 GIBRALTAR Thursday 30th January 2020 I ASSENT, EDWARD DAVIS GOVERNOR. I believe this is the right decision for the difficult weeks ahead. I also want to thank the respective campaigns for their understanding and agreeing to suspend campaigning until we are able to fix a new date. The Chief Minister of Gibraltar, the Hon Fabian Picardo QC MP, has today agreed with the Deputy Chief Minister, the Hon Dr Joseph Garcia MP, the Leader of the Opposition, the Hon Dr Keith Azopardi QC MP and Independent MP, the Hon Marlene Hassan Nahon MP, that the Referendum on Abortion convened for next Thursday the 19th of March should be postponed. The Gibraltar Parliament is the heart of democracy in Gibraltar and the rock foundation of the sovereignty of the Gibraltarians, that is, “Gibraltarians” in its widest sense since not only the indigenous but British inhabitants are enfranchised. The result - a 98.97% No to shared sovereignty - will carry no legal weight. Avec une superficie d'à peine 6,8 km2, Gibraltar doit importer toute sa nourriture, une démarche qui devrait prendre plus de temps si les contrôles administratifs sont renforcés à la frontière. LS It is for this reason that we passed the Act in Parliament and have left the trigger of its commencement to the people in a Referendum.”, “As I explained during the campaign for the General Election, the suggestion that there is any party in Gibraltar that is ‘anti-abortion’ is simply not true. We have agreed this is the best course of action. Both campaigns have also agreed to suspend campaigning until the new date for the Referendum has been determined by the Gibraltar Parliament. Welcome to the Gibraltar Regulatory Authority website CODE FOR TV AND RADIO PROGRAMMES IN RELATION TO REFERENDUM 2020. Between 1997 and 2002, the UK and Spain held a series of talks on establishing temporary joint sovereignty over Gibraltar. Mr Picardo said: "I want to thank the Referendum Administrator and his team for the work they have done to date on the organisation of this hugely important Referendum. GIBRALTAR No. This could be affected by the apparent contradiction in asking a particular age demographic to stay at home whilst at the same time convening them to an exercise in universal suffrage. The Order restyles the House of Assembly as the Gibraltar Parliament. The subsequent granting of autonomy in 1969 by the UK led Spain to close the border and sever all communication links. pursuant to the Order for a Referendum issued on 7 February 2020 on the question of whether the Crimes (A mendment) Act 2019, that defines the circumstances which would allow abortion in Gibraltar, should come into force. ", Contact us | Privacy | Cookie Policy | | Sitemap, © 2021 HM Government of Gibraltar | Disclaimer, International Civil Aviation Organisation, Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment, Gambling Commisioners advice to compaints, Development & Planning Commission Meetings, Eastside Gibraltar Environmental Statement, Ministerial & Parliamentary Allowances 2016, Government Traveling Expenses Subtopic 2012, Ministerial Official Car Use Subtopics 2012, Transport, Traffic and Technical Services. Brussels - 29 Jul 2020 - 06:04 EDT. obywateli. Beim Brexit-Referendum 2016 hatten 96 Prozent der 33.000 Einwohner Gibraltars für den Verbleib in der EU gestimmt. GIBRALTAR’s referendum on abortion has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. ENACTED by the Legislature of Gibraltar. The new date for the Referendum will be fixed by the Gibraltar Parliament when Parliamentarians are advised that there will be no risk to any age group entitled to vote. We consider, as we have explained on many occasions, that changes to the current framework for abortion in Gibraltar are, quite simply, essential. Un référendum est prévu en 2020 afin que la population du territoire britannique d'outre-mer de Gibraltar se prononce sur la légalisation partielle de l'avortement volontaire. GIBRALTAR – A referendum on a better abortion law set for Gibraltar March 2020. by International Campaign for Women's Right to Safe Abortion July 23, 2019 . Gibraltar Referendum 2020; Gibraltar Parliament 2019; Gibraltar General Election; Gibraltar Parliament 2015; Gibraltar Parl 2011; Search España y el Reino Unido inician este mes una importante ronda de conversaciones sobre el futuro de Gibraltar en el escenario que se … 0. The landmark public vote had been set for March 19, but has been called off to ‘protect the elderly’. The Remain vote there was an overwhelming 96% in the 2016 EU referendum. In the U.K.’s 2016 Brexit referendum, 96% of voters in Gibraltar supported remaining in the EU. IN ENGLISH. GIBRALTAR should be 'liberated' from the United Kingdom, members of the Andalusia Parliament have blasted in a bid to challenge the Brexit agreement between Spain and the UK. Datę referendum wyznaczono na 19 marca. John Smith - 20 February 2020 @ 13:58. Five decades after abortion became legal in the UK, Gibraltar is finally poised to hold a referendum on extending reproductive rights – with a grassroots campaign hoping to overturn restrictions in one of only three European territories to ban abortion outright. The Chief Minister has consequently signed an Order to revoke the earlier Order setting the date of the Referendum for the 19th March and in that way has postponed the Referendum date. Elections in Gibraltar. The Government believes that there is no health risk with the Referendum proceeding, as the Director of Public Health has repeatedly advised that the nature of the voting exercise is safe. HM Government of Gibraltar has today announced that it will propose in a motion to be tabled in the first session of the new Parliament that the date for the Referendum on legalising abortion will be Thursday 19 th March 2020. Gibraltar; Gibraltar Chief Minister SLAMS anti-abortion group ahead of referendum. Initialement prévu le 19 mars 2020, il est reporté de plus d'un an suite à la propagation de la Pandémie de Covid-19. Gibraltar to mały europejski region, który posiada status brytyjskiego terytorium zamorskiego. The Chief Minister has also spoken to the leaders of the respective campaigns in the Referendum, who have also agreed this is the best course of action at this stage. The Chief Minister will be talking to Mr. Keith Azopardi QC, to discuss the terms of the Government motion which is required to be brought before the Gibraltar Parliament by s.3 of the Referendum Act 2015. This Act also requires that an Order for a Referendum shall be signed by the Chief Minister not more than 100 and not less than 40 days from the date proposed for the Referendum. Slowing the inevitable spread of the virus in Gibraltar requires us to act decisively and to adapt on a dynamic basis to the circumstances as they develop. Gibraltar leader will continue telling people to vote Yes in abortion referendum The concern that has motivated the Government is that the advice to elderly people to stay home and avoid public places may appear to contradict the call to a vote by universal suffrage which could then lead the result of the Referendum, whatever it may turn out to be, to be called into question. Un référendum est prévu fin 2020 afin que la population du territoire britannique d'outre-mer de Gibraltar se prononce sur la légalisation partielle de l' avortement volontaire. Further to that discussion, it is anticipated that the Government motion will be brought to the Gibraltar Parliament for debate as soon as possible, giving us time to debate it thoroughly whilst also ensuring that the Order required by the Referendum Act is published as required by law. Un référendum est prévu vers juin 2021 afin que la population du territoire britannique d'outre-mer de Gibraltar se prononce sur la légalisation partielle de l'avortement volontaire. The GSD’s position on abortion has been seen through by the electorate as no more than a political device, with no substance nor any prospect of succeeding in tackling the issue of abortion.”. The proposed changes would allow abortion in cases where a woman’s mental or physical health are at risk, with the approval of two doctors. The Chief Minister has spoken this evening also to the Referendum Administrator to advise him of the decision to postpone the Referendum. The result was a rejection of the proposal by a landslide majority, with only just over one per cent of the … On Thursday, the Spanish foreign minister, Arancha González Laya, announced a last-minute agreement with negotiators in Britain and Gibraltar that … However, rather than force the law through, a referendum will be held on 19 March 2020 due to a successful campaign from the Gibraltar Pro-life Movement. They faced the possibility of entering the new year with tight new controls on what for decades has … There is no intention to contradict the advice of the Public Health professionals. Our latest issue is … Initialement prévu le 19 mars, il est reporté à une date indéterminée suite à la propagation de la pandémie de coronavirus. This will be a vote on the commencement of the Crimes (Amendment) Act 2019, the Act which the last Parliament passed to allow abortion in Gibraltar in certain limited circumstances. This does not contradict the Public Health advice, as we are not doing something they advise us not to do, we are just taking a view as to the potential democratic legitimacy of the result, which must stand up to scrutiny. When challenged, the leader of the GSD was unable to satisfy anyone watching that the GSD has a legally coherent, much less a morally defensible policy in relation to allowing abortion in the context of rape and incest. It is to be hoped that whether there is a further Brexit extension beyond 31st January or not, a date in March next year represents a safe window in which we can hold the Referendum and decide this matter once and for all.”, Contact us | Privacy | Cookie Policy | | Sitemap, © 2021 HM Government of Gibraltar | Disclaimer, International Civil Aviation Organisation, Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment, Gambling Commisioners advice to compaints, Development & Planning Commission Meetings, Eastside Gibraltar Environmental Statement, Ministerial & Parliamentary Allowances 2016, Government Traveling Expenses Subtopic 2012, Ministerial Official Car Use Subtopics 2012, Transport, Traffic and Technical Services. Jest jednym z najgęściej zaludnionych regionów na świecie –na powierzchni zaledwie 6,55 km² zamieszkuje prawie 30 tys. The Government will be making further announcements in relation to the Referendum in due course. The government of Gibraltar went back on its promise to make Gibraltar’s abortion law compliant … Tue 29 Sep 2020 01.00 EDT 08.39 EDT A historic referendum, originally scheduled for March, would have given Gibraltar’s citizens the chance to vote to decriminalise abortion. The Parliament of Gibraltar has decided to hold a referendum on abortion. Mr Picardo added: “As is well known, we already engaged in a comprehensive review of this matter during our last mandate. 2020. This was followed by a wide consultation with many in the community. In the 2016 referendum, 96% of voters in Gibraltar supported remaining in the EU. Credit: Twitter. Still, the territory had come incredibly close to crashing out without a deal, noted Picardo. In a referendum held in 1967, Gibraltarians voted overwhelmingly to remain a British dependency. The Government will be asking the Select Committee on Parliamentary Reform, that will be re-constituted at the first meeting of the Parliament, to consider whether or not the franchise for the Referendum should extend to sixteen year olds. Paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 3 of the Broadcasting Act 2012 requires the Gibraltar Regulatory Authority to establish standards that are to apply to the content of programmes to be included in television and radio services in Gibraltar in relation to a referendum. The Rock’s population is about 34,000 and 96% of Gibraltarians voted Remain in the EU referendum. This British estate in the south of the Iberian Peninsula is a bastion defending life in Europe - killing an unborn child there is a crime that can even lead to life imprisonment. I know that this delay will mean they have to re-do a lot of work they have already undertaken.
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