page_title: Impact of Brexit
section_title: Gibraltar
hierarchical_section_title: Impact of Brexit / Gibraltar
caption_attribution_description: Gibraltar Customs side of the Spain-Gibraltar frontier, Winston Churchill Avenue, Gibraltar. By foot you have to deal with two passport control and customs points. I can't see the point being made in all this apart from a stupid political one.
context_page_description: Some effects of Brexit depend on the negotiated withdrawal agreement. Other effects depend on the trade deal to be negotiated during the transition period after withdrawal, or whether the transition period ends before an agreement is ratified.
  Brexit effect can impact entities inside the UK, or produce Effect of Brexit on Gibraltar. Brexit impacts the European Union. Brexit also impacts third countries.
  Brexit is also subject to impact on the Irish border.
context_section_description: Gibraltar, a British Overseas Territory, participated in the referendum and left the EU together with the UK, although 96% of those who participated in the referendum in Gibraltar voted to remain. Gibraltar is outside the EU Customs Union and Schengen Zone, meaning it has customs and identity checks at its border with Spain.
  Spain asserts a territorial claim on Gibraltar. After the referendum, Spain's Foreign Minister renewed calls for joint Spanish–British control. This was rebuffed by Gibraltar's Chief Minister, and the UK government states it would only negotiate on Gibraltar's sovereignty with the consent of its people.
  The European Council's guidelines for withdrawal negotiations stated that UK–EU agreements made after Brexit would not apply to Gibraltar without Spain's consent. Gibraltarian government minister (and former Chief Minister) Joe Bossano condemned the EU's attitude, suggesting that Spain was being offered a veto, adding "It's enough to convert me from a supporter of the European Union into a Brexiteer".
  In late 2018, the British and Spanish governments agreed that any dispute over Gibraltar would not affect Brexit negotiations, and the British government agreed that UK–EU treaties made after Brexit would not automatically apply to Gibraltar. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said that "With Brexit we all lose, especially the United Kingdom, but when it comes to Gibraltar, Spain wins."
caption: Cars crossing into Gibraltar clearing customs formalities. Gibraltar is outside the customs union, VAT area, and Schengen Zone.
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