UK and EU strike last-minute deal to keep Gibraltar's border open after Brexit
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mirror.co.ukGibraltar's border with Spain will remain open after the UK and European Union struck a last-minute deal just before the end of the Brexit transition.
The 11th hour breakthrough means the Rock, home to 34,000 people, will join the EU's Schengen area, allowing free movement and avoiding a hard border.
About 15,000 Spanish workers go to Gibraltar, whose British sovereignty is disputed by Madrid, every day. Its status was not covered in the trade agreement reached by the UK and EU on Christmas Eve, prompting concerns about what would happen when the transition period ended at 11pm on Thursday.
Spain's Foreign Minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya announced the "agreement in principle" means people in Gibraltar "can breathe a sigh of relief".
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