Conditions of Spain the improvement of the relationships of the United Kingdom to an agreement on Gibraltar
The desire to United Kingdom From Restores relations with the European Union After Brexit it could depend on an agreement on Gibraltar futureAccording to the Spanish Foreign Minister, José Manuel Albares. London and Madrid Carry years in conversations reach an agreement that guarantees the flow of people and goods through the terrestrial border with Spain of the British territory.
The United Kingdom abandoned the EU in 2020 without the report having been resolved Between Gibraltar and the block, although it was agreed that the border seat would have continued to be part of agreements such as the Schengen Space Without borders while a permanent solution has been negotiated.
THE next weekThe United Kingdom celebrates a Summit with EU leaders In which Prime Minister Keir Starmer aspires to seal a new security pact with the block and improve the ties after Brexit. However, in the declarations of Monday’s “BBC”, the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs told clear agreement In the future of Gibraltar it could be essential to restore the relationships between the United Kingdom and the EU.
“The relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union is a Full relationshipA global relationship, not just a relationship with the letter, “he said.” There are many, many things we have to talk about, including Gibraltar. “”There is no agreement. It is not yet resolved. We must resolve the question of Gibraltar to have a full relationship between the European Union and the United Kingdom, “he said.
Disagreement around the airport
One of the contrasting points It is the question of those who control The airport of Gibraltar, which according to the free movement agreement proposed would be an external edge of the EU. London and Gibraltar resisted the insistence of Madrid in which Spanish border officials have their base at the airport, which also houses a base of the British air force.
Gibraltar was Sold to the United Kingdom in 1713But Spain has maintained his request for sovereignty since then. In the 2016 referendum on Brexit, the 96% By the voters of Gibraltar, they supported their stay in the EU. The British territory largely depends on access to the EU market for its about 34,000 inhabitants.
