The Spanish media or government said [something bad] about Gibraltar. Is it true?
A15: No. Official Spanish pronouncements about Gibraltar are, as a rule, wild exaggerations or outright lies. For example, when in June 2000 the FATF (Financial Action Task Force on Money-Laundering) blacklisted 15 countries’ finance centres as not co-operating with them, Gibraltar, was correctly not mentioned. See the FATF Press Release (2 page PDF). However, the Spanish press, notably TVE, published a 16 name list- Gibraltar had “mysteriously” been added! After the Anglo-Spanish agreement, the Spanish government statement said that it would help them “fight crime in Gibraltar, such as drug-smuggling, money laundering, child abuse…” despite the fact that they have yet to bring a single case in law against us! July 2001: It has been revealed that the Spanish Secret Service bribes journalists to slander Gibraltar.
