US EditionSpain Handed New Visa Powers over Gibraltar in Secret UK-EU Talks
- On 24 June 2025, UK, Gibraltar, Spain, and EU officials agreed on a treaty to manage Gibraltar's post-Brexit border and economic arrangements.
- This agreement followed over five years of difficult negotiations stalled mainly by sovereignty disputes and border control issues involving Gibraltar airport and land frontier.
- The treaty allows Spain new powers over Gibraltar's visa, residency, and asylum processes through a joint Schengen control area at the border known as the 'Schengen shack,' while Gibraltar retains final decisions on asylum.
- It also establishes free circulation of goods with Gibraltar, exempts residents from EU Entry Exit System and ETIAS, removes physical customs checks at the border, and replaces import duties with a new transaction tax excluding VAT.
- The treaty safeguards British sovereignty, secures the open border needed by 15,000 daily Spanish workers, and offers expanded market access for Gibraltar businesses within the EU.
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Colorado Springs Gazette
Spain gets new powers over visas, residence permits in Gibraltar
BRUSSELS — The European Union and UK agreed to give Spain new powers over the issuance of residency permits, visas and asylum in Gibraltar, as part of an accord to settle the post-Brexit border arrangements for the British overseas territory.
Spain “takes back control” of Gibraltar border crossings
Entering Gibraltar will involve new border crossing procedures under a new agreement between authorities in the United Kingdom and Spain, triggered by the UK’s exit from the European Union. The deal comes after nine years of wrangling over what the Brits’ 2016 Leave vote would mean for Gibraltar residents. Successive Conservative Party governments and the architects of Brexit, such as Boris Johnson, failed to resolve the issue, which has now bee…
Taking back control: Spain to gain sovereignty over British travellers to Gibraltar | The Independent - Brexit Carnage
UK visitors face extra Brexit red tape, including fingerprinting, as Rock aligns with Schengen area formalities. Read More The post Taking back control: Spain to gain sovereignty over British travellers to Gibraltar | The Independent appeared first on Brexit Carnage.
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