“We are committed to all the agreements described in the Withdrawal Agreement. The goal is to deal with any tension or misunderstanding that might arise during Britain’s departure and during the transition period extending to December 31, 2020.The committees mirror the four memorandums of understanding that Madrid and London signed in November 2018 to tackle issues of concern such as the Those topics are being bundled into three committees that will attempt, among other things, to disincentivize tobacco smuggling from Gibraltar, which is the biggest entry point for The British delegation will include representation from the government of Gibraltar, while the Spanish one brings on board regional and local officials. “It would affect what we buy, what we sell and the employment that we generate,” he says.At the end of the day, most of the headaches will revolve around the border of Gibraltar, a place that would have the third-biggest income per capita in the world, were it a country. Together with the government of Gibraltar and the kingdom of Spain, we will apply the Gibraltar protocol and associated commitments,” said a spokesperson in Madrid.As for the future trade relations after December 31, 2020, Spain is preparing a document to send to Brussels in early January. BREXIT Gibraltar braces itself for Brexit damage as the divorce approaches Residents and workers from “The Rock” are facing the possible consequences should the United Kingdom crash out of the European Union on October 31 with concern. Gibraltar seeks to keep EU ties after Brexit transition ends Bernardo de Miguel / Lourdes Lucio / El País | Brussels | 29-07-2020 - 10:04 UTC The British Overseas Territory is not ruling out joining the customs union or the Schengen Area, but its future relationship depends on the UK and Spain ... EL PAÍS In English They have also been addressed by Spanish legislation designed to cover a possible no-deal scenario. When a Gibraltarian is queried on the tricky question of sovereignty, the answer is usually prompt and precise: “We are British, not English.”“London and Brussels are playing a poker game, and gambling with people’s lives is not what the voters elected me to do,” says Fabian Picardo, Chief Minister of Gibraltar, as he sits on a sofa beside an EU flag that will soon be lowered at his Convent Place office. Britain’s imminent departure from the European Union means that Spain is embarking on a special task: negotiating Gibraltar’s own exit from the European club.. Meanwhile, the Gibraltar authorities have their own contingency plans with legislation that covers all the citizens’ rights acquired during the years as part of the EU.At the end of the day, Picardo is not denying that there will be huge In two months, he will be proven right – or wrong. “We are almost done defining the priorities and red lines for the European negotiation mandate in the trade agreement to be negotiated with the UK,” said Secretary of State Marco Aguiriano.The priority of the government of Gibraltar is to ensure that our departure from the EU does not negatively affect the lives of citizens who cross the border in either directionWe are almost done defining the priorities and red linesFormer Foreign Minister Josep Borrell and Brexit Minister Steve Barclay in September.Recibe la mejor información en tu bandeja de entrada Resultados de referéndum. ¿Qué ha causado este resultado? Gibraltar has no border inspection post, the nearest being at the port of Algeciras – general goodwill currently means that trucks carrying perishables don’t have to go that extra mile and pass through there. Nothing should change on October 31, but, as we know, this border is used to cause trouble, when it suits” he says with skepticism.Isola is worried about importing perishable goods once Britain leaves. A fourth committee presided by the European Commission will address the status of around 15,000 EU citizens who work in Gibraltar, most of whom are Spanish.Marco Aguiriano, Spanish Secretary of State to the EUAround 28,500 people cross the border daily, and keeping traffic flows smooth is a priority for all parties involved. Ceded to Great Britain in 1713 under the Treaty of Utrecht, it has been an Nearly four years after citizens voted in a referendum, the UK is getting ready to leave the EU on January 31. Fuente: El País. Jesús A. Cañas. In mid-January, the Spanish government and the United Kingdom will begin talks on the British Overseas Territory, a disputed piece of land covering 6.7 square kilometers that sits at the southern tip of the Iberian peninsula.