UK agrees deal with EU over Gibraltar post-Brexit status
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Gibraltar to have ‘fluid’ border with Spain in breakthrough deal
- The UK and the EU have agreed to a post-Brexit deal for a ‘fluid’ border between Gibraltar and Spain, eliminating checks for people crossing the border.
- Talks on the matter have been ongoing since Britain left the EU in 2020.
- ‘Eurostar’ style dual border control checks will be implemented at Gibraltar airport, managed by Gibraltar and Spanish officials.
- Foreign Secretary David Lammy hailed the agreement as a “breakthrough”.
- The deal aims to resolve decades of border issues while safeguarding the integrity of Schengen and the single market, according to EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.