Spain dismantles Gibraltar border checkpoints for first time in 300 years under UK-EU treaty
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Spain has dismantled its border checkpoints at Gibraltar for the first time in roughly 300 years, following a UK-EU treaty that enters provisional application on July 15. Machine operators removed police auxiliary buildings on the Spanish side, ending routine border checks. The agreement was reached in June after four years of negotiations, marking a historic shift in the long-disputed territorial relationship between Spain and the United Kingdom over Gibraltar.
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· 3 pulledSpanish workers tore down border barriers between Spain and Gibraltar, opening the way for a land crossing with no routine checks from July 15.
It marks the first time in about three centuries that the two sides have had no checkpoints between them.
The agreement was reached in June after four years of negotiations.
Spain tore down its border checkpoints at Gibraltar for the first time in 300 years. See what the new frontier deal changes for daily crossers.
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