Gibraltar/EU Trade and Mobility Agreement - done

Today is a historic day indeed. In summary, the Gibraltar-EU Trade and Mobility Agreement headlines are as follow.

🔒 Sovereignty protected – Treaty includes clause confirming no impact on UK/Spanish positions.
🚶 No land border checks – People can move freely between Gibraltar and Spain.
🛬 Airport checks – Dual checks at port & airport: Schengen checks by Spain, Gibraltar checks by Gib authorities.
📦 No customs friction – Bespoke model for goods removes checks at the border.
✈️ New flights possible – Opens up potential for direct flights to EU from Gibraltar.
🪖 UK military autonomy preserved – Full control over base & operations remains.
👮 Cooperation on law enforcement, visas, taxation, environmental matters, and more.
🧾 Final treaty text to be completed & ratified soon.

This is a big moment.

The statement from the Government of Gibraltar sets out some more detail and we look forward to reporting and unpacking all details as they emerge.

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“The Agreement does not, and will not, compromise British sovereignty over Gibraltar in any way. This will be made abundantly clear in the text of the treaty itself when this is published. “Indeed, all sides have said that the Agreement is about people and not about sovereignty. www.yourgibraltartv.com/...