26/02/2026
The European Commission has adopted its proposals for the signature and provisional application, as well as for the conclusion of an agreement in respect of between the European Union and the United Kingdom.
The EU-UK deal in respect of Gibraltar will complete the legal framework of the relations between the EU and the United Kingdom established by the Trade and Cooperation Agreement. Gibraltar is not included in the scope of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement, signed in 2020 and in force since 2021.
🤝 The main objective of the EU-UK agreement in respect of Gibraltar is to secure the future prosperity of the whole region. This objective will be reached by removing all physical barriers on persons and goods circulating between Spain and Gibraltar, while fully safeguarding Schengen, the EU's Single Market, and its Customs Union.
🔗 Find out more here: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_428