Gibraltar, a love nest for binational couples
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In Gibraltar, few formalities to get married.
What to promote wedding tourism in times of pandemic.
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By: Juliette Rengeval Follow
22 mins
The wedding season has begun, further slowed down by health restrictions. With the pandemic, couples who feared being separated by lockdowns, or who simply couldn't get married due to queues in civil states in their own country, have flocked in huge numbers. number in Gibraltar. (Replay)
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Gibraltar
, this little piece of British territory in the south of Spain is a bit like European Las Vegas: simple and fast formalities, and a marriage recognized around the world.
According to statistics, 85% of "rock" marriages are celebrated between two strangers.
A flourishing tourism, especially since the British territory is one of the only European territories on the green list "without Covid".
This is a report by
Frédérique Lebel.
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In
Italy
in 2019, 17% of marriages celebrated - almost one in 5!
- were composed of at least one foreigner ... Mixed marriages not at all taken into account by the political class, and even less by the extreme right which never ceases to celebrate national identity.
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