Gibraltar Deal ‘Excruciatingly Close’ as Rock’s Chief Vows to Make Shops ‘Feel British Again’ Amid Sovereignty Row

Gibraltar deal ‘excruciatingly close’ as Rock’s chief vows to make shops ‘feel British again’ amid sovereignty row

Gibraltar deal ‘excruciatingly close’ as Rock’s chief vows to make shops ‘feel British again’ amid sovereignty row - Gibraltar is "excruciatingly close" to finalising a post-Brexit deal, according to Chief Minister Fabian Picardo

EU Trade Commissioner and negotiator with the UK, Maros Sefcovic, seeks to give "a clear boost "to the negotiations to reach an agreement on Gibraltar with the British, a matter that has run aground since Brexit and on which he wanted to take stock in meetings with Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares this Tuesday in Brussels, and with the head of British diplomacy David Lammy, the day before in London."I had a valuable meeting with Minister Alb…

"My feeling is that we are not far away," said Costa at the press conference at the end of the summit with the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who have not spoken out on this issue.

European Council President Antonio Costa said Monday in London that an agreement between the European Union and Britain on Gibraltar's status was close — despite the fact that the issue was not included on the agenda of the first post-Brexit summit.