久久亚洲国产成人影院-久久亚洲国产的中文-久久亚洲国产高清-久久亚洲国产精品-亚洲图片偷拍自拍-亚洲图色视频

Global EditionASIA 中文雙語Fran?ais
World
Home / World / Europe

EU-UK talks help ease tensions over Gibraltar

By Jonathan Powell in London | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2021-10-07 16:37
Share
Share - WeChat
European Union and British flags flutter in front of a chancellery in Berlin, Germany, April 9, 2019. [Photo/Agencies]

European Union member states have dropped a proposal to have Spanish police stationed at the borders of Gibraltar in post-Brexit negotiations on movement to and from the British territory.

Gibraltar has been a point of contention between Britain and the bloc, and the rejection of the proposal in a meeting on Tuesday eases tensions, the Financial Times reported.

Located at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula, Gibraltar is bordered to the north by Spain. Nearly 96 percent of voters in Gibraltar backed staying in the EU in the United Kingdom's membership referendum in 2016.

The issue of Gibraltar was not part of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement reached by the EU and UK in December 2020. At that time, Madrid and London agreed a last-minute deal to keep Gibraltar's land border open, with the intention that negotiations would happen later at EU level.

In July, the European Commission angered the UK when it proposed that Spanish border authorities, rather than pan-EU border force Frontex, help police Gibraltar's ports. The British rejected this idea, with Dominic Raab, then UK foreign secretary, saying it would "undermine the UK's sovereignty over Gibraltar".

The FT reported that EU ambassadors have instead now proposed that officials from Frontex are stationed at Gibraltar's port and airport alongside local officials. It said this is a relief to diplomats from both sides as there was concern about setting precedents for elsewhere, such as in Northern Ireland, which also has a post-Brexit border issue being addressed.

Spain claims sovereignty over the port of Gibraltar that it ceded to Britain in 1713 after a war, Reuters news agency noted. But it has agreed to put the issue of sovereignty to one side to focus on a side deal with Britain to avoid having a hard EU border.

A hard border would impact almost 15,000 Spanish workers who cross daily from Spain, and which make up half of the region's workforce, agencies said. The port also welcomes some 10 million tourists per year, which accounts for about one quarter of its economy.

One of the goals of the EU-UK talks, which are expected to conclude at the end of the year, is to enable free movement to and from Spain by including Gibraltar in the EU's passport-free Schengen area, said the FT.

The EU has stated that its aim in negotiations is to "establish a broad and balanced agreement" between the bloc and the UK in regard to Gibraltar, "without prejudice to the issues of sovereignty and jurisdiction".

Most Viewed in 24 Hours
Top
BACK TO THE TOP
English
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

Registration Number: 130349
FOLLOW US
主站蜘蛛池模板: 亚洲欧美一区二区三区久久 | 天堂视频在线免费观看 | 久热色 | 韩国美女一区二区 | 国产精品人伦久久 | 免费在线观看一区二区 | 国产综合在线观看视频 | 日韩三级欧美 | 亚洲男人的天堂久久精品 | 私人毛片免费高清影视院丶 | 99精品国产免费久久国语 | 成人免费视频网 | 成人亚洲国产精品久久 | 亚洲热视频 | 色悠久久久久综合网伊人男男 | 免费一级夫妻a | 久久国产精品夜色 | 视频二区在线 | 成人a毛片在线看免费全部播放 | 国产综合成人亚洲区 | 天堂影院jav成人天堂免费观看 | 成年人网站免费视频 | 欧美另类久久久精品 | 性感美女视频黄.免费网站 性高湖久久久久久久久 | 亚洲韩国日本欧美一区二区三区 | 中文字幕在线播放 | 女人被男人躁得好爽免费视频免费 | 亚洲高清色 | 欧美a欧美| 日韩在线观看不卡 | 国产成人综合网亚洲欧美在线 | 久久精品国产一区二区三区 | 韩国毛片在线 | 看一级毛片一区二区三区免费 | 日本三级香港三级人妇 m | 91成人午夜性a一级毛片 | 欧美日韩另类综合 | 欧美日本色 | www.成人| 神马三级我不卡 | 日韩一区二区三区不卡视频 |