Re: Spain v Gibraltar
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realspeed
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Gibraltar, like the UK, is outside the Schengen Area. All people crossing the border to/from Spain have therefore always been required to go through British and Spanish border controls. 10,000 people living in La Línea, in Spain, cross the border every day to work in Gibraltar.
La Línea has an unemployment rate of 35% whereas Gibraltar has a 1% unemployment rate.
Doesn't this show the desperate situation the EU is in, and this is just one example. Say no more
And if those 10.000 are not able to perform those jobs in gebraltar, who will in their place?
The Chief of Gibraltar, the 6.2 km2 enclave at the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula, Fabian Picardo, wants to join the Schengen Area in a post-Brexit Europe. However, the UK is not ready to let something like that happen.
In an interview last Friday, Picardo said that it would be positive for Gibraltar to join the Schengen Area, as nearly 14,000 workers cross the border every day to go to work in Gibraltar where full employment prevails.The vast majority of these workers are Spanish or nationals of other countries residing in Spain, including 2,500 Britons.
“Does it make sense to the EU that 2.5 square miles at the southern tip of the peninsula is not accessible to European citizens? I do not believe so,” Picardo said throughout the interview.
However, a UK government spokesperson ruled out Picardo’s suggestions, noting that Gibraltar’s arrangements would be part of UK-EU talks on future relations.
“After we leave, the UK will be negotiating the future relationship with the EU on behalf of the whole UK family, including Gibraltar. Working closely together, the UK and Gibraltar Governments have always supported arrangements at the border with Spain, which promote fluidity and shared prosperity in the region,” the UK spokesperson said.
https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/new...it-uk-says-no/