García-Margallo has said are more reminiscent of the type of statement you'd hear from North Korea than from an EU partner." - Meaning and context.">
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(5 August 2013), "Gibraltar chief minister accuses Spain of sabre-rattling", The Guardian retrieved: 22 March 2014
• On the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation's comments about closing Spanish airspace to flights heading to Gibraltar.
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What we have seen this weekend is sabre-rattling of the sort that we haven't seen for some time. The things that Mr García-Margallo has said are more reminiscent of the type of statement you'd hear from North Korea than from an EU partner.

— Fabian Picardo

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "What we have seen this weekend is sabre-rattling of the sort that we haven't seen for some time. The things that Mr García-Margallo has said are more reminiscent of the type of statement you'd hear from North Korea than from an EU partner." in the context of "(5 August 2013), "Gibraltar chief minister accuses Spain of sabre-rattling", The Guardian retrieved: 22 March 2014
• On the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation's comments about closing Spanish airspace to flights heading to Gibraltar." to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Fabian Picardo

About Fabian Picardo

Fabian Picardo (born 18 February 1972) is a Gibraltarian politician and barrister. In April 2011 he was elected as leader of the Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party and in December 2011 he became Chief Minister of Gibraltar after his party won the 2011 Gibraltarian general election.