Spain Gets New Powers Over Visas, Residence Permits in Gibraltar
Vehicles cross the border from Spain into Gibraltar in la Linea de la Concepcion, Spain, in June.
Photographer: Jorge Guerrero/AFP/Getty Images
The European Union and UK agreed to give Spain new powers over the issuance of residency permits, visas and asylum in Gibraltar, as part of an accord to settle the post-Brexit border arrangements for the British overseas territory.
A special role is foreseen for Spain in Gibraltar, a European Commission spokesperson told Bloomberg. The new system will allow Madrid to ensure the EU’s visa-free Schengen area will be fully preserved once border protections are removed between the territory and the South of Spain.