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Not only journalists were guarding the doors of his house hoping to gather some reaction, when the scandal that affected the former treasurer of the Popular Party broke out in January. In the following months , anonymous people could also be seen taking photos on the portal. And of all nationalities : tourists with oriental features did not want to leave Madrid without posing in front of Bárcenas' house. But the situation has been normalizing in recent weeks. No one stops at door number 34 on Príncipe de Vergara Street in the capital anymore. The door of the building remains open and no security guard walks around the property. This is the atmosphere that exists these days on Luis Bárcenas' website, seven months after the scandal broke out:As El Confidencial Digital has learned , Moncloa has already conveyed to Foreign Affairs the need for the Ministry to immediately engage in talks with London to address and resolve the differences that have arisen with the United Kingdom due to the diplomatic crisis with Gibraltar. The sources consulted by this newspaper explain that Minister Margallo intends to schedule, in the near future, an interview with his British counterpart , William Hague, to reduce the tension that has been generated in recent days. From Foreign Affairs they affirm that there has not yet been the first contact to establish a day for this conversation, although the objective is to be able to agree on it with London "as soon as possible .
Mariano Rajoy has criticized Gibraltar's attitude In his telephone conversation with David Cameron, Mariano Rajoy expressed the Government's discomfort with the current situation, generated by Gibraltar's actions in recent times. The President of the Special Database Government has assured that the unilateral act of the authorities of the Rock of installing the cement blocks in the bay of Algeciras was “unacceptable” for Spain . Rajoy explained to Cameron that the controls at the Gate are perfectly in line with the Schengen Border Code , guided exclusively by the principles of randomness, proportionality and non-discriminationGemma Araujo (PSOE) is “the Spanish mayor of Gibraltar” for Foreign Affairs. They will contact the councilor of La Línea as a strategy to find out Picardo's plansAs El Confidencial Digital has learned , the meeting with merchants and businessmen organized last Monday by Araujo to analyze “the problems of the new Government rate” has especially outraged Foreign Affairs, where another attitude was expected from the first mayor. The sources consulted by this newspaper assure that the socialist " only wants to harm the Government and to do so she is capable of benefiting the interests of Gibraltar ." The mayor's criticism of the 50-euro fee that the Foreign Office wants to establish to enter and leave the neighborhood is yet another insult from Araujo to the Executive . In fact, in the Ministry there is already a report in which the councilor is defined as a “hostage of Gibraltar” .
The organization headed by Margallo recalls some of the attacks that Araujo has made against the Government, such as calling Spain's use of the Strait's waters an 'occupation' , and his statements in favor of " Spanish politicians not get involved in the politics of Gibraltar ”. Foreign Affairs should talk to her Despite all these rudenesses, Foreign Affairs is committed to maintaining bilateral contact with the mayor , with whom the imposition of the already mentioned new rate of 50 euros will be negotiated. As reported in these pages, the Government can approve this tax without reaching an agreement with the La Línea city council, but the Ministry wants to 'negotiate' with the councilor. According to the sources consulted, “Araujo acts as spokesperson for Gibraltar and, by contacting her, we will be able to find out what the Rock's chief minister, Fabian Picardo, is planning .”On July 30, the judge of the National Court Pablo Ruz announced the summons as witnesses of the general secretary of the Popular Party, María Dolores de Cospedal, and her predecessors, Javier Arenas and Francisco Álvarez-Cascos, to testify, “ in response to the responsibility they would have held”, if there is or has been 'B' accounting in the PP . Since that moment, the PP's legal services are working intensely, together with the two party leaders, on the declaration that both will make in court.