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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Joe Middleton and Kate Devlin

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.

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