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A new constitution order was approved in a referendum in 2006, which moved Gibraltar to a more Crown dependency-like relationship with the UK, rather than the previous colonial status. [36] The new constitution came into effect in January 2007. Gibraltar is classified as a British overseas territory.
Under Spanish Crown rule, the town of Gibraltar fell into severe decline. The end of Muslim rule in Spain and the Christian capture of the southern ports considerably decreased the peninsula's strategic value. It derived some minor economic value from tuna-fishing and wine-producing industries but its usefulness as a fortress was now limited.
The Gibraltar sovereignty referendum of 2002 was a referendum, called by the Government of Gibraltar and 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 result was a rejection of the proposal by a landslide majority ...
The UK Parliament retains the ability to legislate for the crown dependencies even without the agreement of their legislatures. No crown dependency has representation in the UK Parliament. Although they are British Overseas Territories, Bermuda and Gibraltar have similar relationships to the UK as do the Crown Dependencies. While the United ...
Gibraltar: Parliamentary democracy King Charles III of the United Kingdom: Governor Sir Ben Bathurst: Chief Minister Fabian Picardo Guernsey: Crown dependency: King Charles III of the United Kingdom (as Duke of Normandy) Lieutenant-Governor Richard Cripwell: Bailiff Sir Richard McMahon President Lyndon Trott Isle of Man: Crown dependency
The Government of Gibraltar is elected for a term of four years. The head of government is the chief minister, currently the Hon. Fabian Picardo of the Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party (GSLP), who has been in office since 9 December 2011, in alliance with the Liberal Party of Gibraltar (Liberals), following the 2011 General Election.
Gibraltar Gibraltar: Guernsey [n 7] Bailiwick of Guernsey Crown dependency of The Crown in Right of Guernsey English: Guernsey Guernésiais: Guernesey: English: Bailiwick of Guernsey Guernésiais: Bailliage de Guernesey: Saint Peter Port Guernésiais: Saint-Pierre Port: Isle of Man [n 7] Crown dependency of The Crown in Right of the Isle of Man ...
The list below includes all entities falling even partially under any of the various common definitions of Europe, geographical or political.Fifty generally recognised sovereign states, Kosovo with limited, but substantial, international recognition, and four largely unrecognised de facto states with limited to no recognition have territory in Europe and/or membership in international European ...