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Gibraltar: Post-Brexit agreement signed, Western Europe's last border fence dismantled
An agreement between the UK, Spain, Gibraltar and the European Union was signed in Brussels on July 14, 2026, concluding over four years of post-Brexit negotiations. The treaty removes land border controls between Spain and Gibraltar and brings this British territory de facto into the Schengen area. On July 15, the physical fence in place since 1908 was dismantled at La Línea de la Concepción in the presence of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez. Britain's sovereignty over Gibraltar remains intact.