UK and Spain embroiled in post-Brexit row over Gibraltar passport checks
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- 24 Mar 2023
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Apost-Brexit passport check row has left Gibraltar in limbo as discussions between the UK and Spain have failed to reach a resolution.
The British overseas territory has been the centre of talks between the UK, EU and Spanish officials since 2020. Three years ago, a temporary agreement was reached which allowed most people crossing into Gibraltar to be waved through after showing ID cards or passports.
The Spanish government has since demanded that anyone wishing to cross the border must be checked by Spanish officials on the mainland. UK officials, however, have resisted any form of having Spanish officials checking passports and have said it must be continue to be done by Frontex, the EU border agency.
“To have fluidity of movement between Gibraltar and Spain there have to be Schengen controls at the airport,” a Spanish official involved in the talks told the Financial Times. Read More…
