Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez (R) and Chief Minister of Gibraltar Fabian Picardo (L) attend a ceremony ending border controls between Spain and the British overseas territory of Gibraltar at the border crossing in La Línea de la Concepción, southern Spain, on July 15, 2026. (Photo by JORGE GUERRERO / AFP)

The lifting of border controls between Spain and Gibraltar has closed "an open wound", Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said Wednesday as an agreement allowing free movement across the frontier came into force.

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