Did anyone else see any other media stories about this? - Page 17

Hi Kim,

       the reason the discussions over Gibraltar have been dragging on for so long is in part because the UK do not agree to Spain policing Gibraltar port and airport. They agreed to have Frontex do this alongside local Gib border control, the difference being that Frontex report to the EU and not Spain. The Spanish of course wanted Spanish border officers to do the checks, Gibraltar would never agree to that hence the continued discussions to find a solution.

https://www.etias.info/gibraltar-joins-schengen-after-brexit/

Regards,

Aitch.

As I said,we all know how this ends.

No idea why that's directed at me - it's the same link that I'd previously posted at the top of the page.

Hi PedroB, sadly having read the replies to your original post which was in all honesty just about the possible changes that may or may not be adopted in the future, who knows?. It has unfortunately highlighted some of the anti British, Brits, that still exist on the forum and permanently reside in Spain.  Only using your post to put across their opinions. To be honest most of them likely couldn’t  meet the existing financial  requirements to move to and reside in Spain right now. But we’re lucky enough to do so when it was so cheap to do so compared to what it would cost at present. Some have managed to use Google and state facts, some just want to moan about the UK and or Brexit. What difference would it make to any them personally if someone could stay for 180 days straight, none at all !

Thank you Hew, yes, exactly 180/365  no difference.   

HI Kim,

       my post was just clarifying that the UK government did not agree to Spanish policing the port/Airport in Gibraltar as you stated, they agreed to Frontex policing the border. Apologies if that was not clear.

 If you read the link you posted it is quite clear in the text. This has been the main reason why the discussions on Gibraltar have dragged on for so long.

Aitch.

Hi Bibba,

You seem to think that I'm disagreeing with you - I'm not.  The quote says, "pending a definitive solution" - and that's the problem, they still haven't reached one.  The deal reached between negotiators, just hours before the UK's departure from the EU, allowed Gibraltar to benefit from the rules of the Schengen zone, "pending a definitive solution".  Personally, I think the chances of the UK agreeing to open the land border between Spain and Gibraltar are as problematic as agreeing to Gibraltar joining Schengen, but I sincerely hope that an agreement can be reached - the current situation is untenable for the 15,000 cross-border workers who are employed in Gibraltar, but also for Gibraltar itself, which is entirely dependent on the supply of imports for its 34,000 residents.  The "definitive solution" is crucial to Gibraltar, to avoid delays in cross-border trade of goods caused by new customs procedures.

Kind regards, 

Kim