Sanchez and Picardo watch as border gates are removed 

Sanchez and Picardo watch as border gates are removed 

15th July 2026

Pedro Sanchez on Wednesday became the first serving Spanish Prime Minister to visit the border with Gibraltar, describing the frontier as “the last wall of continental Europe” as iron gates were removed on both sides.  Watched by Campo mayors and other dignitaries on the Spanish side and Chief Minister Fabian Picardo and his team on the Gibraltar side, the gates were lifted on off their hinges, first in Spain, then...

History as crowds surge through border and last of old fence is torn down

15th July 2026

Large crowds surged in both directions across the frontier in a historic and emotive moment when, at midnight on Wednesday, the UK/EU treaty on Gibraltar was provisionally implemented and immigration controls were lifted. On both sides of the frontier, people were jubilant as they waved flags, chanted and clamoured to be amongst the first to...

Treaty signing ‘welcome end’ to decade of negotiations, Azopardi says

14th July 2026

Leader of the Opposition Keith Azopardi has called the signing of the UK/EU treaty on Gibraltar a “milestone and the welcome end” to a decade of negotiations after the Brexit referendum. The treaty was signed in Brussels on Tuesday afternoon and was applied provisionally as from midnight, prior to ratification under the differing processes by...

Concordat ‘falls short’, Azopardi says

14th July 2026

The Concordat entered into between the UK and Gibraltar “falls short” of what the Motion passed by Parliament unanimously in March this year called for, the Leader of the Opposition Keith Azopardi has said. In a press statement the GSD said that if in Government it would enter into discussions with the UK Government to...

Moreno secures second term after PP seals coalition deal with Vox

2nd July 2026

Juan Manuel Moreno was on Thursday sworn in as President of the Junta de Andalucía after securing the backing of the Andalusian Parliament following a coalition agreement between the Partido Popular and Vox. Moreno secured 68 votes in favour and 41 against in the second round of the investiture debate, giving him the simple majority...

Commons to debate Gib treaty on July 8 ahead of formal ratification

2nd July 2026

The House of Commons will debate the UK/EU treaty on Gibraltar next week, even before the formal ratification process has commenced. The debate appears in the Commons order paper for Wednesday July 8, where it is listed for 9.30am under the title “That this House has considered the draft UK-EU Agreement on Gibraltar”, with Conservative...

Cross-border exhibition celebrating shared identity closes in La Linea

1st July 2026

A month-long cross-border exhibition exploring the cultural ties between Gibraltar and La Linea has come to an end at the Casa de la Cultura after bringing together artists, historians, community groups and residents from both sides of the border.  Al Cielo con Ella ran throughout June, offering a programme of artistic and community activities that examined the physical and emotional connections between...

Defence plan earmarks £1.9bn for overseas bases and ‘continued support’ for Gib 

30th June 2026

The UK Government’s Defence Investment Plan [Dip] earmarks £1.9 billion for investment in Britain’s overseas bases through to 2030 and expressly sets out continued support for the base in Gibraltar.  The plan was published on Monday and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said an extra £15 billion investment in defence will mean the UK will be ready to fight Russia if Vladimir Putin launches an attack in 2030.  “When...