“a perfect synthesis of Britishness and the Mediterranean way of life”, boasts Fabian Picardo, its chief minister. It has red telephone boxes and a Marks & Spencer, but its 34,000 people often lapse into, a kind of Spanglish, and their daily lives are intertwined with Spain’s. No wonder that 96% of them voted in the referendum in 2016 for Britain to stay in the. On December 31st Gibraltar got some consolation for Brexit in the form of an agreement that softens what is now a hard border.
Gibraltar’s economy turns on services: finance, online gambling and tourism. It exports few goods. But it depends on some 10,000 workers who cross each day from Spain, and relies on its Spanish hinterland for space for homes and business expansion. The agreement aspires to freedom of travel between the Rock and Spain. A corollary is that Gibraltar’s airport and port will be the external border of theand will fall within the Schengen passport-free area.
Until the treaty is signed, the hard border will be lightly enforced. With Gibraltar and La Línea both locked down because of covid-19, there is little traffic at the moment. “This deal will have many enemies,” warns a diplomat. But if it sticks, both sides have much to gain. Mr Picardo talks of a “bay of prosperity” where investors see enough certainty to take advantage of the Gibraltar region’s strategic position close to north Africa.
This article appeared in the Europe section of the print edition under the headline "Between a rock and a softer place"
The Senate should vote to CONVICT 45 ...so NONE of the Republicans have to worry about 45 running against them in 2024! DO WHATEVER it takes! All orange dude should get after Jan 20 is PRISON TIME..for COVID deaths , caged babies , RAPE , INSURRECTION...etc.
Common sense is uncommon.
Two weekends a month?
Whaat.
So Gibraltar is a Spanish controlled port from now onwards ?
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