EC is ready to continue talks with the UK in Gibraltar

“CWe will continue to work towards an agreement, “said European Commissioner Margaritas Shinas in the southern Spanish city of Al Jazeera in the Campo de Gibraltar region:” Negotiations continue. “

The commissioner for improving the European way of life, in his 30 years of experience in European politics, said he “never wanted” to set “dates or deadlines that would not help negotiate.”

Gibraltar – whose sovereignty is demanded by Spain – is not included in the Trade and Cooperation Agreement reached between London and Brussels by the end of 2020, so a separate agreement on the British colony’s future relations with the EU is needed.

The rounds of talks have taken place since last October, when the European Union issued an order to start negotiations, taking into account the New Year’s agreement reached between Spain and the United Kingdom on 31 December 2020.

The agreement, among other things, foreshadowed the removal of the border fence and the part of the British colony becoming part of the Schengen area, as Spain guarantees, because the United Kingdom is not part of this European free zone.

“The European Commission is fully aware of the importance of this agreement for Spain, its region, Andalusia, and Europe,” and Shinas declared that he was “in permanent contact” with Spanish authorities in the development of these negotiations. Still going on “.

As for Morocco, he denied that “political relations have a lot to do with the flow of immigrants and the flow of travelers” and added: “In Europe, we never want to see any kind of instrumentation of immigration”.

Shinas called for the involvement of all neighboring countries “including Morocco on the basis of trust”. In this sense, he believes, “the new structure of relations between Spain and Morocco has improved significantly and will have an impact on relations with Europe.”

Spain recently backed Morocco’s proposal for an autonomy plan for the Western Sahara.

Relations between the two countries have been in crisis since Brahim Gali, leader of the Policario Front, which calls for full independence for the former Spanish province of North Africa, was hospitalized in Spain in April 2021.

The Vice President of the European Commission today visited the Civil Guard Command in Al Jazeera, one of the Spanish security forces, where he was welcomed by its Director General Maria Camus.

“Spain is doing an impressive job here in support of a security union for all,” he stressed. “The (EU) South is one of the most vulnerable to security pressures and challenges.”

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