British overseas territory set to face disruption despite voting 95 per cent for Remain.
Vote Leave Pledge That Brexit Would 'Best Protect' Gibraltar Unravels With Talk Of 'War' With Spain
03/04/2017
A Vote Leave pledge that Brexit would “protect” Gibraltar is being derided after diplomatic tensions with Spain spiked over the disputed territory following Article 50 being triggered.
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.
A deal for joint sovereignty over Gibraltar between Spain and Britain should be revived as Brexit looms, former Europe minister Peter Hain has said.
The UK and European Union are poised to enter the final stretch of negotiations over post-Brexit trading arrangements for Northern Ireland. After years of distrust and tension both sides are optimistic that a settlement is within reach.
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.
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.
UK to decide on Gibraltar-EU travel deal
20/01/2020
The UK government says Gibraltar cannot independently negotiate a passport-free travel deal with the EU after Brexit.
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.
EU guidelines make clear bloc will not overrule Spain in any trade or sovereignty dispute involving British overseas territory
Gibraltar is in talks with Scotland about a plan to keep parts of the UK in the EU, BBC Newsnight has learned.
EU description of Gibraltar as British 'colony' is result of May 'trying to reopen Brexit deal'
01/02/2019
Downing Street admits prime minister had warned Spain would exploit any bid to renegotiate withdrawal agreement.
Proposal is backed by the Rock but is controversial for the UK.
Madrid has set a 72-hour deadline for Britain to reach a deal over Gibraltar to avoid a hard border with Spain
29/12/2020
Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabian Picardo urged UK and Spain to ‘defeat 300 years of history’ and seal a post-Brexit deal.
Territory’s economy at risk unless UK reaches agreement with Madrid over ownership.
A debate in the UK Parliament on the Overseas Territories heard that the Gibraltar Parliament has not been able to meet on a regular basis, due to the impact of 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.
What will Gibraltar look like post-Brexit? Newsnight visits British Overseas Territory left in limbo [12 mins]
24/01/2023
The British Overseas Territory was left out of the permanent post-Brexit deal which now governs the UK’s relations with the EU.
Gibraltar reacts to Brexit - GBC News
24/06/2016
The actual impact of the leave vote is still uncertain, but today Gibraltar has felt the weight of its possible implications.
British and Spanish foreign ministers will meet in Brussels for another round of talks over the status of the disputed territory of Gibraltar following Britain’s exit from the European Union.
Lord Howard told Sky News that Theresa May would show the same "resolve" over Gibraltar as Margaret Thatcher had with "another Spanish speaking country" over the Falklands.
Gibraltar struggles with post-Brexit limbo
25/01/2023
Uncertain Brexit negotiations over a contested border, a troubled past, debates over sovereignty. It might sound familiar, but we're not talking about Northern Ireland.