Thursday, October 28, 2004
From Valencia Life Magazine today
FOREIGN SECRETARY PROTESTS LAND LAWS
At a meeting in Madrid yesterday between British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw and Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos, Mr Straw in the name of the British Government asked the Spanish authorities to look out for the interests of British people that have settled in the Valencian Community and are subject to land abuse by the enforcement of the Valencian Land Laws, better known as LRAU. Despite being approved by the Socialist Government in Valencia in 1994, Mr Moratinos assured Mr Straw that the Madrid Government would speak to the Valencian Government to ensure that these ‘alleged abuses’ are not allowed to continue. For its part, the Valencian Government announced that next year it would be approving a new land law, although sources inside the Community have stated that the new law will not in fact alter the basic structure of the LRAU, and announced that they could begin to stage demonstrations against Valencian interests in Britain.
In addition, the two Ministers also discussed Gibraltar and agreed to ‘consider and consult further’ on how to establish a new forum for dialogue on Gibraltar, with an open agenda in which Gibraltarian representatives would have their own voice.
FOREIGN SECRETARY PROTESTS LAND LAWS
At a meeting in Madrid yesterday between British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw and Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos, Mr Straw in the name of the British Government asked the Spanish authorities to look out for the interests of British people that have settled in the Valencian Community and are subject to land abuse by the enforcement of the Valencian Land Laws, better known as LRAU. Despite being approved by the Socialist Government in Valencia in 1994, Mr Moratinos assured Mr Straw that the Madrid Government would speak to the Valencian Government to ensure that these ‘alleged abuses’ are not allowed to continue. For its part, the Valencian Government announced that next year it would be approving a new land law, although sources inside the Community have stated that the new law will not in fact alter the basic structure of the LRAU, and announced that they could begin to stage demonstrations against Valencian interests in Britain.
In addition, the two Ministers also discussed Gibraltar and agreed to ‘consider and consult further’ on how to establish a new forum for dialogue on Gibraltar, with an open agenda in which Gibraltarian representatives would have their own voice.
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