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.

Border controls between Gibraltar and Spain are to be removed this week, allowing freedom of movement.

The fence separating Gibraltar from Spain has been dismantled, easing travel for thousands who cross daily.

A historic transformation of the frontier between Gibraltar and Spain has taken place at the land border. Under a landmark post-Brexit treaty between the UK and the EU, the…

Spain and the British territory of Gibraltar removed their border fence on 15 July 2026 under a landmark EU-UK treaty. Residents celebrated as passport checks moved to the airport…

Land border at ‘The Rock’ is eliminated, ending routine checks for thousands of daily cross-border travellers.

Gibraltar, a self-governing British territory at the southernmost tip of the Iberian peninsula, is home to only about 40,000 people but relies on some 15,500 workers who cross…

Gibraltar, a self-governing British territory at the southernmost tip of the Iberian peninsula, is home to only about 40,000 people but relies on some 15,500 workers who cross…

Move comes after years of post-Brexit wrangling

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Border checks that have frustrated Spain and Gibraltar for decades were lifted on Wednesday, marking a new era for the tiny British territory's relationship with its Spanish…

Treaty came into effect at midnight, eliminating border controls on land frontier with British overseas territory

El presidente del Gobierno, Pedro Sánchez, ha afirmado que el fin de la Verja con Gibraltar abre una nueva era.

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…

El mandatario español estuvo en el enclave británico y festejó la caída del “último muro de Europa continental”; el acuerdo entró en vigencia en la medianoche del martes

A steady stream of pedestrians and vehicles crossed the border between Spain and Gibraltar on Wednesday as an agreement allowing free movement across the frontier came into force.

Spain and Gibraltar celebrated as border checkpoints and walls came down between the two nations after a treaty was signed in Brussels.

A steady stream of pedestrians and vehicles crossed the border between Spain and Gibraltar on Wednesday as an agreement allowing free movement across the frontier came into force.