Virtually 5 years after Brekit, the phenomenon of Britain from the Ecu Union, the British govt agreed with the EU for legislation on the British Out of the country Gibraltar.
A settlement that in any case prevents border keep an eye on between Gibraltar and Spain, it’s in any case combating the “last large unresolved problem of Brekita”, mentioned British Overseas Minister David Lamm. EU business commissioner Maroš Šefčovič spoke about “a really historical milestone”.
The decree is probably not bodily obstacles and there is not any keep an eye on of passenger and load shipping between Spain and Gibraltar, mentioned Schefčovič. The principles of the Schengen space and the EU interior marketplace would realize.
15,000 passengers an afternoon and just one border crossing
After exiting the Nice Britain, which used to be performed 1. January 2021. years, the problem of border site visitors between Spain and Gibraltar remained unresolved. At the Brekit referendum 2016. 96 % of Electorate in Gibraltar spoke about lodging within the EU.
The realm strongly trusted get entry to to the EU marketplace. Each day, 15,000 folks from Spain within the morning crossed the border against Gibraltar to paintings there and go back within the night time. There are thousands of vacationers for years. Border controls, as threatening and not using a new settlement, would conquer the one border crossing there.
LINE DE LA CONCEPCION BORDER BETWEEN Spain and Gibraltar in February 2020. © Maria Jose Lopez / DPA
