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Why Gibraltar is a Brexit red line for Spain

As the EU summit on Brexit nears, Euronews takes a look at why Gibraltar is so important to Spain.

United Kingdom

Spain threatens to veto Brexit agreement over Gibraltar

Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchez says the country will veto the withdrawal agreement if no changes are made over Gibraltar — a British overseas territory that Spain has asserted claims to.

Spain

Spain threatens to vote 'no' on Brexit deal over Gibraltar

Spain's prime minister has warned that the country will reject the Brexit withdrawal deal if plans for future talks on the status of Gibraltar are not clarified.

Economy

Brexit & Gibraltar: the Rock and a hard place

Every day, some eight thousand Spaniards cross the border between Spain and Gibraltar to work on the rock ... By car, on foot, by bicycle ... Now they are worried about Brexit.

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Spain

Barnier talks with Spain about Gibraltar ahead of Brexit

Although the tiny British territory is not part of the EU customs union, businesses thriving there, fear regulation of the border could become more rigid and its economy relies on workers crossing the border with Spain

World News

50 years on: Gibraltar celebrates being British

Gibraltar residents mark the territory's national day with celebrations and a word from British Prime Minister Theresa May

World News

How Brexit could affect Spanish frontier workers in Gibraltar

Brexit could affect about 12,000 workers who cross the border into Gibraltar daily. Over 50 percent of them are Spaniards.

World News

Shadow over Gibraltar's key industries ahead of Brexit talks

Ahead of formal Brexit negotiations, the two key industries face an uncertain future.

United Kingdom

"Hostages" to the Brexit talks: fears and frustrations grow in Gibraltar

The border crossing between Gibraltar and La Linea, the closest Spanish town to the Rock, epitomises the relationship between Spain and the United Kingdom, even more so since the advent of…

My Europe Series

State of the Union: Hungary on path to leaving EU?

This is the State of the Union, euronews’ weekly roundup of European affairs.

Europe News

Brexit: Tusk and May in 'friendly' meeting

Let’s try to ease tensions.

United Kingdom

Making waves: Spanish ship off Gibraltar heightens UK tensions

It was hardly the Spanish Armada.

United Kingdom

Gibraltar's rocky road to Brexit

The rock of Gibraltar shaken by Brexit

United Kingdom

EU's top Brexit negotiator tells Britain to ''Keep calm and negotiate'' over Gibraltar

The EU’s top Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier has told Britain to ‘‘keep calm and negotiate’‘ amid a deepening row with Spain over Gibraltar.

Spain

Gibraltar: the 300-year-old thorn in UK-Spain relations

The question of Gibraltar has been a thorn in the side of UK EU relations for years and now with Brexit, tempers are flaring again

United Kingdom

UK politician is slammed for 'sabre-rattling' over Gibraltar

Everyone knows Brexit will be difficult – but is talk of war a step too far?

Spain

UK politician compares Gibraltar issue to Falklands war

Members of the UK’s ruling Conservative Party have warned that the country would be willing to go to any lengths in its dispute with Spain over Gibraltar – even including military…

United Kingdom

Gibraltar slams Spain over the EU's proposed Brexit guidelines

Gibraltar accuses Spain of using it as a political pawn in the Brexit negotiations.

United Kingdom

Brexit fears on Gibraltar as UK prepares to trigger Article 50

There is anguish and uncertainty on the British overseas territory of Gibraltar where the economy is set to suffer after the UK leaves the EU.

United Kingdom

Russian super yacht impounded in Gibraltar

Ahoy! Russian billionaire industrialist Andrey Melnichenko's new €400 million “super yacht” impounded by the Gibraltar Port Authority