“We are working to reach a deal as soon as possible,” he added, according to the ANSA news agency.
Spain, as Albares recalled, had advanced to the United Kingdom, in Brussels, a proposal for a “global agreement” that foresees, among other things, the removal of the physical barrier on the border with Gibraltar to favor a better movement of people in a across this border.
“We agree on the intention to advance in a decisive way,” the Spanish foreign minister asserted. “There are still some differences,” Cleverly said about it.
Both foreign ministers avoided giving precise dates for an agreement.
Gibraltar’s chief minister, Fabian Picardo, stated that there are still “details” to be finalized regarding border controls and he hopes to reach an agreement “acceptable to all”, in the absence of specifying who would control the port and airport.
The agreement on the table proposes the suppression of the Gate and that Gibraltar remains within the area without Schengen borders, which would lead Spain to control the entrances through the Gibraltarian port and airport.
Meanwhile, the United Kingdom and the European Commission held a dozen negotiating rounds to agree on the framework for relations between Gibraltar and the EU after the consummation of Brexit.
Madrid and London already reached an agreement in principle at Christmas 2020, which was reflected in the so-called Christmas Eve Pact, but this had to be developed into a binding treaty between the United Kingdom and the EU that began to be negotiated in October 2021 , just over a year ago.
Source: Ambito
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