A trade union in Andalusia says it plans to stage an “occupation” of Gibraltar on August 29.
The Andalusian Workers Union has urged it 20,000 members to join in.
The plans to “reclaim” Gibraltar for the people of Andalusia were announced by union spokesman Diego Canamero who said: “It is a well-known tax haven, that is our principle reason to occupy it in protest.”
“We also want to reinstate Gibraltar’s Andalusian sovereignty, dismantle the British military base and protect small-scale fishing in those waters,” he added.
The union has a reputation for radical anti-capitalism.
It has previously carried out Robin Hood-style activities including supermarket raids for the poor to and the “expropriation” of a disused luxury hotel. Last summer is demanded food and school supplies from supermarkets for families in poverty.
Its members have also “expropriated” several properties around Andalusia from landowners in order for the unemployed to grow food there.
The tiny territory of Gibraltar was ceded to Britain by the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht.
Gibraltar laid down an artificial reef off its coast with further fanned the flames of ire in Spain.
Last week the European Union rejected Spanish demands that Gibraltar dismantle the artificial reef on environmental grounds ruling that no environmental regulations had been violated.
