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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.
Proposal is backed by the Rock but is controversial for the UK.
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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.
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The head of the British overseas territory adds to calls for the UK to rescind its stated intention to leave the EU.
British tourists may have to pay to visit European countries after Brexit because of Spanish demands over the status of Gibraltar.
Downing Street admits prime minister had warned Spain would exploit any bid to renegotiate withdrawal agreement.
Britain has begun stockpiling food, fuel, spare parts and ammunition at military bases in Gibraltar, Cyprus and the Falklands in case of a no-deal Brexit, Sky News has learnt.
Some 250,000 Britons live in 14 territories, with many reporting fear and confusion as the Brexit deadline nears.
The uncertainties of Brexit spread far beyond the borders of the UK and continental Europe.
Fabian Picardo tells The Independent a clause in Gibraltar's constitution gives it the right to choose its own terms for matters such as trade tariffs and regulations, whatever Ms May agrees with Brussels, in a move that could embolden other regions calling for bespoke deals.
Source says Gibraltar would fall outside any Brexit transition deal unless UK agrees deal with Madrid over its future status