2026 CE
A treaty regulates Gibraltar’s border after Brexit
British Empire · Colonization & sovereignty
The United Kingdom and European Union signed a treaty on 14 July to facilitate movement of people and goods between Gibraltar and Spain, provisionally applied from the next day. It preserves the UK’s and Spain’s opposing sovereignty positions and has the backing of Gibraltar’s government and Parliament; it does not settle the territorial dispute
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- Calendar and convention
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- Publication date
- 2026-07-14
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- Source updated
- 2026-07-14
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- 2026-09-23
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