UK agrees post-Brexit deal over Gibraltar

The UK and the EU have agreed a post-Brexit framework governing Gibraltar’s status and its border with Spain. Key points:

• Purpose: To avoid mandatory checks on people and goods crossing the Gibraltar–Spain border and provide operational autonomy for UK facilities in Gibraltar, while preserving British sovereignty.
• Sovereignty: UK maintains sovereignty over Gibraltar; Spain’s claims are not accommodated in the deal, with Gibraltar’s status reaffirmed as British.
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