Baku-APA. Spain's Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo face inquiries form the country's lawmakers over the latest dispute over Gibraltar on September 3, local media reported on Wednesday, APA reports quoting Xinhua.
Tensions grew between London and Madrid following Gibraltar's construction of an artificial reef, which Spain says affects its fishermen.
In apparent retaliation, Spanish police enforced border control checks on cars entering Gibraltar citing needs to prevent smuggling of contraband into Spain, creating massive tailbacks.
Margallo said on Wednesday that Spain would continue to implement the control measures in order to fight against crimes including smuggling of contrabands, and money laundering.
The minister said current "measures are more intense because the relationship of trust with Gibraltar's authorities is broken," but in case the relationship is reestablished again, border controls will be "less burdensome."
The European Commission has decided earlier this month to send a "fact-finding mission" to Gibraltar to investigate the border checks.
Meanwhile Spanish police will also continue to monitor if Gibraltar authorities had dumped more concrete blocks into the sea.
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