Authorities in Spain are sending out convoys with coronavirus vaccines and food supplies to areas that have been cut off by Storm Filomena.
The storm has brought the country's heaviest snowfall in decades and has led to the deaths of four people.
In Madrid alone, rescuers attempted to reach 1,500 people who remained trapped in cars. The police also had to break apart a large snowfall fight. Authorities in the country are urging people to stay at home to avoid grave accidents, and also to limit the spread of COVID-19.
Brexit: UK and Spain say Gibraltar to join Schengen in last-minute deal
Gibraltar is set to become a part of the Schengen zone to ensure fluidity of movement at the border with Spain after the end of the post-Brexit transition phase.
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Gibraltar joins Schengen
Spain and the UK have reached a last-minute deal that will allow the British territory of Gibraltar to retain freedom of movement, both countries said on Thursday. We are breaking down barriers to build an area of shared prosperity, Foreign Minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya said, announcing the deal just hours before the expiry of transition arrangements.
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Spain, UK Agree 11th-hour Border Deal For Gibraltar By Hazel WARD
12/31/20 AT 12:57 PM
Gibraltar will become part of Europe s passport-free zone to keep movement fluid on its border with Spain in a landmark deal reached just hours before Britain leaves the EU custom s union and single market, Spain s top diplomat said Thursday.
Negotiators representing the governments in Madrid, London and Gibraltar have been working around the clock to ink a deal to avoid the creation of a new hard border between the tiny British territory and the European Union that would have caused huge disruption for travellers and businesses on both sides of the line.