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On August 8, the spokesperson for the European Commission in Brussels, Frederic Vincent, announced that the community body will study, on the ground, the controls at the Gibraltar Fence . In addition, he will analyze whether it is feasible to create a tax in La Línea to avoid crowds at the border crossing. As El Confidencial Digital has learned , the institution chaired by Durão Barroso has already started talks with Spain and the United Kingdom , to advance the presence of its officials in the Rock. The goal is for them to arrive at the colony “as soon as possible, and always before September 15.” Experts in Interior and Customs The European Commission sources consulted by ECD explain that two groups of experts from Brussels will travel to Gibraltar: one made up of members of the Directorate General of Home Affairs, the other by representatives of the Directorate General of Customs. Each group of experts will travel to the Rock with a different mission: --The representatives of the General Directorate of Home Affairs will analyze the controls carried out by the State security forces and bodies in La Verja: it will be analyzed whether the searches are “proportionate” and respond to a real need to fight against smuggling. Specifically, they will request information on the illegal passage of tobacco, to verify the veracity of the complaint presented by Spain.
If the experts consider that the controls carried out daily at the Gate are necessary, Gibraltar's complaint will be ineffective. --The representatives of the General Directorate of Customs will carry out support work for their Interior colleagues in the passage Special Database between Spain and the colony. In addition, they will analyze whether it is feasible, and legal, to create a congestion rate in La Línea to avoid crowds at La Verja. From the European Commission they explain that the Interior experts will be the ones who lead the mission in Gibraltar, so all the studies carried out on the ground will be “supervised” by them. Research on concrete blocks In addition to the on-the-spot study of the controls at La Verja, the European Commission has also accepted Spain's request to investigate the throwing of blocks into the sea by the Rock . This was confirmed on Thursday by the organization itself, which will have to determine whether these large pieces of concrete thrown by the colony constitute a violation of community environmental regulations . In this case, explain the sources consulted by ECD, in principle the presence of any expert from Brussels will not be necessary . The intention of the European Commission is to request reports from Spain, the United Kingdom and Gibraltar on the impact on marine fauna and flora that these blocks have caused.
The documentation received will be investigated by the General Directorate of the Environment . The organization chaired by Durão Barroso explains that, if it is proven that Spain's complaint is founded, the Government of the Rock will have to face the corresponding sanctions .As El Confidencial Digital has learned , the new leader of IU in Andalusia has conveyed to his circle of trust the need to change the “passive” attitude that the party had had regarding corruption issues in the autonomous community. Thus, Maíllo considers that Diego Valderas, his predecessor in office, was wrong to give unconditional support to the PSOE in the ERE plot, and he also does not understand the attacks by Griñán's partner on the judge investigating the case, Mercedes Alaya . For all these reasons, Maíllo has proposed changing his party's strategy on this matter, and has already asked the executive for " greater forcefulness " in the face of any case of corruption, whether from the party itself or from socialist partners. Expulsion of the mayor of Manilva To demonstrate that his speech is serious and does not stop at good intentions, Antonio Maíllo has already expelled from the party a mayor with pending cases with justice. This is Antonia Muñoz, mayor of Manilva (Málaga) , accused in two judicial cases for crimes against the public administration.