US EditionGibraltar Treaty Text Finalised After Four Years of Post-Brexit Talks
- European Union and United Kingdom negotiators finalised the Treaty on Gibraltar, confirming the legal text on December 17, following completion on December 12.
- This follows talks that began almost four years ago and produced a political agreement announced on June 11, 2025, in Brussels with Maroš Šefčovič, David Lammy, José Manuel Albares, and Fabián Picardo.
- The legal text lays out sectoral rules on taxation, labour and trade, abolishes the 1.2-kilometre Fence of Gibraltar, and removes all border controls with La Línea de la Concepción.
- Daily cross-border commuters will see immediate change, as officials say the treaty benefits 15,000 daily cross-border commuters and improves legal certainty for businesses in Gibraltar and Campo de Gibraltar, strengthening the regional economy of Campo de Gibraltar and Gibraltar.
- An EU spokesperson said the text is under legal review by EU legal reviewers and UK legal reviewers, must be translated into all official EU languages, and submitted to EU member-state governments and the European Parliament before entry into force in early 2026.
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Gibraltar treaty text finalised after four years of post-Brexit talks
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