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Uncertainty reigns: EU refuses to rule out possible delays to new Schengen border control as Gibraltar steels itself for no deal with Spain

October 2, 2024
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Uncertainty reigns: EU refuses to rule out possible delays to new Schengen border control as Gibraltar steels itself for no deal with Spain
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La Linea Mayor Juan Franco (left) and Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabian Picardo (right)

“As I’ve said already, I don’t want to fall into the trap of setting up any date in November as a cliff edge against which we would be negotiating, because that would not be in our interest as a negotiating party”

The sticking point, as ever, has been Spain’s demand that uniformed and armed Spanish officers be present on Gibraltar territory manning the borders at the airport and the port.

With both set to become Schengen entry points in the event of a treaty, it is believed that the Spanish side is demanding, as EU citizens, that their officers must oversee the two – something Gibraltar views as a clear infringement of its sovereignty.

Picardo said his government’s position had been made clear ‘ad nauseum.’

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“On Gibraltar, there only needs to be Gibraltar law enforcement agents, British law enforcement agents enforcing Gibraltar’s laws, including our immigration laws and giving assurance to third parties in the context of what happens in and around Gibraltar.”

Although the negotiations have been held behind closed doors, it is believed that Gibraltar’s position is that the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, known as Frontex, should assist its border staff to man the entry points.

“Frontex is a European agency which can aid member states in respect of the provisions of the statute that creates Frontex, and insofar as that creates jurisdiction in respect of Frontex,” Picardo said.

But efforts have already been stepped up to prepare Gibraltarians, Brits and Spaniards alike for the likelihood of no deal before the EES comes into effect.

Deputy Chief Minister Dr Joseph Garcia told delegates at the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham that ‘Gibraltar will remain as proudly British as it has ever been, treaty or no treaty’.

But he added that there were ‘important red lines on sovereignty and jurisdiction which neither Gibraltar nor the UK would cross, and in those circumstances there would be no treaty.’

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