Spain threatens unilateral steps in Gibraltar row Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Friday threatened unilateral measures in a spat with Gibraltar over fisheries although he also said he hoped for talks soon with Britain about the disputed territory.
Tensions over Gibraltar — a British overseas territory to which Spain lays claim — flared up this month after Spain complained that an artificial reef being built by Gibraltar would block its fishing vessels.
“I hope that this doesn’t go any further, but it’s clear that Spain has to defend its national interest and that's what we're going to do,” Rajoy told reporters after a meeting with Spain’s King Juan Carlos in Mallorca.