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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8575

30 October 2003
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/gibraltar
Commission considers United Kingdom right to have sent official recommendation

Brussels, 29/10/2003 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday the European Commission decided that the United Kingdom's new electoral law allowing Commonwealth citizens to vote in European Parliament elections in Gibraltar did not contravene European regulations. Nevertheless, to avoid offending Spain, which is protesting against this law, the Commission has not given its opinion formally but by a simple declaration. The Commission is encouraging the two parties to reach an amicable agreement, without...

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