Pedro Sánchez and Rishi Sunak held a telephone conversation this Thursday at the request of the British Prime Minister in which, among other matters, both addressed the issue of Gibraltar, a delicate and thorny issue. In the conversation, according to the statements of both governments, the two leaders discussed “the need to take the last steps in the negotiations on Gibraltar as soon as possible.”
“They agreed on the importance of moving forward in the negotiations on a Treaty between the United Kingdom and the EU and concluding an adequate agreement as soon as possible,” they said from number 10 Downing Street.
It is true that the information provided by both cabinets does not include any progress or any specificity, but what was wanted to put value is that, despite the complexity of the matter, the two leaders spoke that this agreement must take place “as soon as possible”. , stating the purpose of making progress.
From La Moncloa they explained that both leaders “have agreed on the importance of reaching an agreement that is beneficial for shared prosperity in the area.”
Spain and the European Commission sent the United Kingdom a proposal to make this space an area of ??shared prosperity. As explained at the time by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, the European Union and Cooperation, José Manuel Albares, the purpose of the proposal is to establish a new legal framework that lays the foundations for a stable relationship between Spain and the EU, on the one hand, and the territory of Gibraltar, through the United Kingdom, on the other.
The text presented to the United Kingdom includes provisions on the mobility of people, with the aim of removing the fence and thus guaranteeing the full fluidity of the movement of people. This requires that Spain control, on behalf of Schengen, the external borders of Gibraltar and that, for this, it can exercise certain functions and powers, necessary to protect the integrity and security of the Schengen area.
At the beginning of this year, and given the lack of progress, Albares himself assured in an interview with Europa Press that Spain Albares assured that both Spain and the EU are prepared in case an agreement with the United Kingdom on the future relationship with Gibraltar, stressing that it is now London that has the last word.
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