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Negotiators hope an agreement can be struck in the first quarter of next year.
'All of Gibraltar’s political, social, trade union and employers’ representatives joined to campaign for the ‘remain’ option.' / 'Although the result in Gibraltar was a resounding 96% in favour of remaining in the EU...' /
As the EU finally ratifies the Brexit trade deal, attention shifts to some major loose ends.
British supermarkets that have stores in Europe are facing supply problems because of post-Brexit rules on exports to the EU. It's affecting fresh produce at 20 Marks and Spencer stores in France, Morrison's in Gibraltar, and a chain of UK supermarkets in Belgium is on the verge of closure with no deliveries since December.
The Spanish workers of La Línea de la Concepción are at the ready to celebrate the removal of the Gibraltar border controls. And they have reason to.
The agreement was struck ‘in principle’ with hours to spare.
Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabian Picardo urged UK and Spain to ‘defeat 300 years of history’ and seal a post-Brexit deal.
Some 250,000 Britons live in 14 territories, with many reporting fear and confusion as the Brexit deadline nears.
The British Overseas Territories, while largely unknown to the British public, will be affected enormously by Brexit.
The British territory is not part of the post-Brexit trade deal agreed between the EU and UK on Christmas Eve.
Warning comes as freight chiefs say prices to deliver goods to UK from EU already rising.
Spain and Gibraltar want to reach a side deal with Britain to avoid having a hard EU border in southern Spain after Brexit, but have stumbled on “a lack of political will” in London, a Spanish diplomatic source said.
British overseas territory set to face disruption despite voting 95 per cent for Remain.
Europe Letter: UK’s reputation diminished as EU capitals digest declaration to break law
Proposal is backed by the Rock but is controversial for the UK.
The Spanish MEP Esteban Gonzalez Pons has told the European Parliament that Spain will defend its own priorities post-Brexit including the ‘decolonisation of Gibraltar’. This comes as the European Parliament today voted to support Spain's right to veto any agreement between the EU and the UK over Gibraltar.
Territory’s economy at risk unless UK reaches agreement with Madrid over ownership.
The UK government says Gibraltar cannot independently negotiate a passport-free travel deal with the EU after Brexit.
Chief minister Fabian Picardo says it does not ‘make sense’ for the territory to be cut off. / Gibraltar is considering joining the EU’s Schengen open borders area to limit disruption caused by Brexit, its chief minister has said.
The daily movement of people and goods across the Frontier would be ‘abnormally disruptive’. / GIBRALTAR will experience six-hour border delays, a fall in tourist numbers and disruption to emergency services under a no-deal Brexit, the Government has said.
Ministers have been forced to publish details of concerns about public disorder and disruption to medicine and fuel supplies.