A senior British member of British Parliament blasted as ‘outrageous’ claims that the European Parliament does not recognize British sovereignty over the Falkland Islands. The case first surfaced when MercoPress reported that a Spanish member of the European parliament on a recent visit to Argentina said that “British sovereignty over the Islands as such is not accepted”.
MP Andrew Rosindell for Romford, Essex
“The EU is encroaching on foreign affairs in a way that I find absolutely outrageous” said MP Andrew Rosindell for Romford, Essex. Last week a delegation of European lawmakers visited Argentina and met with peers from the Senate mainly to discuss how to advance stalled trade relations between the EU and Mercosur member countries. It was then that MEP Luis Yañez Barnuevo, a Socialist MPE from Spain and head of the delegation replied that for the European Parliament “British sovereignty over the Islands, as such is not accepted”.
MPE Yañez Barnuevo
This despite the fact that in early March the Falkland Islands held a referendum on their future and political status, and an overwhelming turnout and vote confirmed the Islanders wish to remain as a British Overseas Territory.
MEP William Dartmouth from the Independent Party said “It is almost unbelievable that a politician from another country considers it appropriate to make unhelpful and hostile comments about Britain’s internal affairs. Spain still holds its own conclaves in Africa claimed by neighbouring Morocco. You can’t imagine a British politician going to Morocco and making similar comments”, insisted MEP Dartmouth.
A Falklands’ war veteran Major-General Julian Thompson was also involved in the debate and said MEPs have ‘no right to make such statements’. “Some might ask what right Spain has to hold colonies in Africa for instance. The will of the Falkland Islanders has been clearly expressed and it should be respected”, said the Thompson is direct reference to the March referendum.
Full article: Merco Press
Spanish people are not democratic people. Spain, it's governa and mentalitat of it's people makes me sick. They think that democracy is not important if they don't agree! It is sick sick sick!
Spain and it's people do not understand or respecte democracy yet. They think that democracia = Darwinisme social! They think they are are nation of 500.000.000 people and all the other languages and cultures are of none of the importance. Inside spain there are many regions that wants nothing more than to ask from it's people what they want and what do spain thinks about that ? Well seems that they think that asking for democracy is like being nazi and that military has to garantee sacret unity of spain, even against it's own people. Spain and people who choose it's representants makes me feel sick of my stomach!