Brexit: UK 'will stand up' for Gibraltar's interests in EU negotiations
In its draft Brexit negotiating guidelines, the European Council identified future arrangements for Gibraltar as one of its 26 core principles.
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In its draft Brexit negotiating guidelines, the European Council identified future arrangements for Gibraltar as one of its 26 core principles.
It wrote: "After the UK leaves the union, no agreement between the EU and the UK may apply to the territory of Gibraltar without agreement between Spain and the UK." However, the UK will continue to fight this to ensure that Gibraltar’s wishes are respected by the European community. Mr Lopresti, chairman of the UK's All-Party Parliamentary Group on Gibraltar, said there was no question of any negotiation over Gibraltar's future and that He will raise the matter with the secretary general of Nato, of which the UK and Spain are both members.
In its draft Brexit negotiating guidelines, the European Council identified future arrangements for Gibraltar as one of its 26 core principles.
It wrote: "After the UK leaves the union, no agreement between the EU and the UK may apply to the territory of Gibraltar without agreement between Spain and the UK." However, the UK will continue to fight this to ensure that Gibraltar’s wishes are respected by the European community. Mr Lopresti, chairman of the UK's All-Party Parliamentary Group on Gibraltar, said there was no question of any negotiation over Gibraltar's future and that He will raise the matter with the secretary general of Nato, of which the UK and Spain are both members.
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