Gibraltar, Spain, Britain in final push to reach Brexit deal
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31/12/2020 - 09:56 RFI 3 min Spain’s government will allow Gibraltarians to continue to hold jobs in the Spanish public sector and work in professions that require EU residency even after the Brexit transition period ends on 31st December. Advertising Read more
Under the decree passed by the Madrid government on Tuesday, Gibraltarians will also be allowed to study on the same terms as Spaniards in Spanish universities.
The arrangements concerning the British territory of Gibraltar, on the southern tip of Spain, will be welcomed by Gibraltarians as other aspects of a wider deal are being thrashed out.
Cross Frontier Group calls for ‘pragmatism’ and a deal
Brian Reyes 30th December 2020
The Cross Frontier Group has written to Chief Minister Fabian Picardo, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to highlight the need for a post-Brexit deal that secures frontier fluidity at the border after Brexit.
The group, which brings together unions and business organisations from both sides of the border, called for “pragmatism” in the face of “maximum uncertainty” just two days from the end of the transition period.
“As you will be aware, there is an interdependence not just only on the economic side, but also socially in this area, as can be expected of neighbouring populations that are forced to understand each other in order to live together,” they said in the letter, which was made public on Tuesday night.
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Around 15,000 people live in Spain and work in Gibraltar, accounting for half of the territory s workforce JORGE GUERRERO Text size
Madrid and London were Tuesday negotiating against the clock to preserve the free movement of people across the border between Spain and Gibraltar once the Brexit transition period ends on December 31.
Although Britain reached a last-minute exit deal with the European Union on Christmas Eve, it does not cover Gibraltar, a tiny British territory on Spain s southern tip which is historically claimed by Madrid.
If no agreement is reached, there are serious concerns that a hard border would cause disruption for the workers and businesses on both sides of what will be a new border between Britain and the European Union.
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