Why the EU is About to Impose a Hard Border in Gibraltar
Summary
TLDREl acuerdo de comercio y cooperación ha llevado a la salida de los conservadores y a Labor prometiendo una relación más amigable con la UE, lo que sugiere que el Reino Unido podría finalmente superar los caóticos ocho años post-referéndum de Brexit. Sin embargo, el asunto de Gibraltar vuelve a ser un punto de discusión tras el informe de que las autoridades españolas están a punto de imponer una frontera dura. El video explora el impacto de Brexit en Gibraltar, las negociaciones fallidas y las posibles respuestas del gobierno laborista.
Takeaways
- 📜 El acuerdo de comercio y cooperación ha sido completamente implementado, lo que podría significar un cambio en las relaciones entre el Reino Unido y la UE tras años de incertidumbre post-referéndum.
- 🇪🇺 La salida del partido conservador del poder y las promesas del partido laborista de relaciones más amigables con la UE sugieren un posible acercamiento al final de la era 'Brexit'.
- 🏴 Gibraltar, una de las áreas territoriales británicas en disputa, enfrenta desafíos distintos a otros territorios británicos debido a su frontera terrestre con España.
- 🚫 La salida del Reino Unido de la Unión Europea amenaza con terminar con la libre circulación, lo que podría tener un impacto económico significativo en Gibraltar.
- 🤝 Un acuerdo de principios entre el Reino Unido y España, alcanzado horas antes de que finalizara el período de transición del Brexit, evitó un cierre de fronteras.
- 🛃 Gibraltar fue incluido en el área de Schengen, permitiendo la libre circulación de personas entre España y Gibraltar, aunque los ciudadanos británicos llegando desde el Reino Unido estarían sujetos a controles de pasaporte.
- 🇪🇸 España actuó como garantía o patrocinador de Gibraltar en el acuerdo, lo que fue beneficioso para los residentes y trabajadores de ambos lados.
- 🤔 Algunos euroscepticos británicos no están cómodos con el acercamiento de Gibraltar a la UE, considerando que va en contra de la idea de distanciarse del bloque.
- 🛂 La propuesta de trasladar el control de la frontera al aeropuerto de Gibraltar, donde funcionan oficiales de la UE, generó preocupación por temas de soberanía y seguridad.
- 📉 El fallo en alcanzar un acuerdo concreto ha tenido impactos negativos en los residentes de Gibraltar, incluyendo la pérdida de acuerdos de atención médica recíproca con la UE.
- 🔍 El futuro de Gibraltar sigue siendo incierto, con la posibilidad de que las autoridades españolas impongan un control de fronteras más estricto, lo que podría ser un punto de tensión político.
Q & A
¿Qué impacto ha tenido el Brexit en Gibraltar?
-El Brexit ha sido un tema complicado para Gibraltar debido a que comparte una frontera terrestre con la UE a través de España. La salida del Reino Unido de la UE amenaza con el fin de la libre circulación, lo que podría haber afectado seriamente a la economía de Gibraltar.
¿Cuál fue el porcentaje de votantes a favor de la permanencia en la UE por parte de los residentes de Gibraltar durante el referéndum del Brexit?
-El 96% de los residentes de Gibraltar votaron en contra de la salida de la UE, con una participación del 84%.
¿Qué acuerdo se alcanzó entre el Reino Unido y España para evitar un control fronterizo duro en Gibraltar tras el Brexit?
-Se alcanzó un acuerdo en principio que permitió a Gibraltar unirse al área de Schengen, evitando así el control fronterizo y permitiendo la libre circulación entre Gibraltar y España.
¿Por qué algunos Brexiteers no están cómodos con el acuerdo de Schengen para Gibraltar?
-Algunos Brexiteers no están cómodos con el acuerdo porque no les gusta la idea de que un territorio británico se acerque más a la UE al unirse al área de Schengen, lo que consideran un paso en la dirección equivocada para el Reino Unido.
¿Qué implicaciones podría tener la propuesta de mover el control fronterizo a la aeropuerto de Gibraltar para la soberanía del Reino Unido?
-Mover el control fronterizo a la aeropuerto implicaría que funcionarios de la UE realizarían controles de inmigración allí, lo que podría ser visto como una amenaza para la soberanía del Reino Unido, especialmente porque la base de la RAF en Gibraltar es un tema sensible.
¿Cuál es la posición actual del gobierno laborista con respecto al Brexit y cómo podría afectar a Gibraltar?
-El gobierno laborista parece tomar una postura más suave con respecto al Brexit, lo que podría significar una mayor cooperación con la UE y un posible acuerdo que beneficiaría a Gibraltar.
¿Qué ha sido la reacción de los residentes de Gibraltar a la posibilidad de un control fronterizo más complicado que requiera datos biométricos?
-Los residentes de Gibraltar no están particularmente entusiasmados con la idea de un control fronterizo complicado que requiera datos biométricos, ya que podría afectar su vida diaria y su economía.
¿Cómo podría el acuerdo propuesto entre el Reino Unido y la UE para Gibraltar afectar la relación entre España y Gibraltar?
-El acuerdo podría normalizar la situación económica y de movilidad en Gibraltar, pero también podría intensificar las tensiones si se percibe que Gibraltar se aleja más de España hacia la UE.
¿Qué es el 'To Long News' y cómo se relaciona con el tema del Brexit y la política del Reino Unido?
-El 'To Long News' es un producto periódico que ofrece una profunda cobertura de temas, incluyendo las políticas del Reino Unido y el Brexit. Ofrece información detallada y análisis que van más allá de lo que se puede abordar en los videos de YouTube.
¿Por qué el acuerdo sobre Gibraltar no se ha materializado a pesar de las afirmaciones de estar cerca de un acuerdo?
-El acuerdo no se ha materializado debido a la oposición de ciertos sectores del partido conservador y de la prensa derecha, que vieron la propuesta como una amenaza a la soberanía del Reino Unido y a la autonomía de Gibraltar.
¿Qué medidas están tomando las autoridades españolas en relación con la frontera de Gibraltar?
-Las autoridades españolas están construyendo infraestructuras en la frontera para el nuevo sistema de entrada y salida automatizado de la UE para el área de Schengen, que requerirá datos biométricos y entrará en vigor en noviembre.
Outlines
😐 La problemática del Brexit y Gibraltar
El Brexit ha sido un tema complicado para Gibraltar, una territorio británico que comparte una frontera terrestre con España. A pesar de que el 96% de los habitantes de Gibraltar votaron en contra de la salida de la UE, el Brexit amenaza con terminar con la libre circulación, lo que podría dañar gravemente su economía. Aunque se alcanzó un acuerdo provisional para evitar un control fronterizo duro, este no se ha concretado y las negociaciones han avanzado lentamente. La situación ha afectado a los residentes de Gibraltar, quienes ya no tienen los mismos derechos a la atención médica en la UE que antes.
😠 La propuesta de un acuerdo y su rechazo por los Brexiteers
Una propuesta de acuerdo que implicaba la apertura de Gibraltar al espacio de Schengen, permitiendo la entrada y salida sin control de pasaportes, fue rechazada por los Brexiteers y la prensa de derecha británica. Esta propuesta requería que los funcionarios de la UE llevaran a cabo controles de inmigración en el aeropuerto de Gibraltar, que también es una base de la RAF, lo que era un punto sensible para los Brexiteers. La negativa a esta propuesta y la falta de un acuerdo concreto ha llevado a que las autoridades españolas comiencen a construir infraestructuras para el sistema de entrada y salida automatizado de la UE, causando alarma en Gibraltar.
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Keywords
💡Acuerdo de comercio y cooperación
💡Brexit
💡Gibraltar
💡Frontera dura
💡España
💡Área de Schengen
💡Soberanía
💡Conservadores
💡Tratado
💡Ministro de Asuntos Exteriores
💡Economía de Gibraltar
Highlights
The UK and Spain have been attempting to negotiate a special deal for the British overseas territory of Gibraltar since 2016.
Despite positive signals last year, negotiations have faltered, and Spain is reportedly preparing to impose a hard border.
Gibraltar is constitutionally a British overseas territory with a land border with the EU via Spain.
Gibraltar joined the EU as a special territory in 1972, allowing free movement which is now threatened post-Brexit.
96% of Gibraltar residents voted against leaving the EU, but the territory is still affected by Brexit.
An agreement in principle was reached just before the Brexit transition period ended on December 31, 2020.
Gibraltar's inclusion in the Schengen area allows free travel between Gibraltar and Spain.
Spain acts as a guarantor for Gibraltar's participation in the Schengen area.
Some Brexiteers are uncomfortable with Gibraltar's closer ties to the EU through the Schengen area.
A proposed deal that would keep the border open has fallen through due to concerns over British sovereignty.
The lack of a formal agreement has impacted healthcare agreements and travel insurance for Gibraltar residents.
Former Foreign Secretary David Cameron and Gibraltar's Chief Minister expressed optimism about a deal, which did not materialize.
Spain's right-wing press and Brexiteers objected to EU officials performing immigration controls at Gibraltar's airport.
With the new Conservative government, there was hope for progress on the deal, but negotiations have not advanced.
Spain has begun preparations for the EU's new automated entry and exit system, causing concern in Gibraltar.
The potential reaction of the UK's Labour government to the situation could indicate a softer stance on Brexit.
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Transcripts
with the trade and cooperation agreement
basically fully implemented the
conservatives out of office and labor
promising friendlier relations with the
EU it feels like the UK can finally Turn
the page on what's been a thoroughly
chaotic 8 years since that fateful
referendum so unfortunately for anyone
that's tired of brexit and that's
basically everyone it looks like it
might be returning to the political
front lines via the eternally thorny
issue of jalter now the UK and Spain
have been trying to sort out a bespoke
deal for the British overseas territory
since well really 2016 but despite some
positive sounds last year it looks like
negotiations have faltered and on
Wednesday the telegraph reported that
Spanish authorities are about to impose
a hard border so in this video we're
going to take a look at jalter's ongoing
brexit wo why they're getting worse and
how starma might respond
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to understand this story we need a bit
of context constitutionally jalter is a
British overseas territory much like
Bermuda the Cayman Islands and the
Faulkland brexit has been a particularly
thorny issue for Jai though because
unlike the other British overseas
territories gerota obviously shares a
land border with the EU via Spain this
is why when the UK joined the European
Community the Forerunner to the European
Union in
1972 unlike other overseas territories
jalter joined the EU as well as a
so-called special territory until brexit
this Arrangement actually worked
remarkably well britsh residing in Jala
could easily move across the border into
Spain to work shop and relax and vice
versa roughly 15,000 people about half
of the territory 's working population
cross the border every day the vote to
leave the European Union however
threatened to upend this despite the
fact that 96% of jalter residents voted
against leaving the EU on an 84% turnout
specifically it threatened to end free
movement which would have crippled ji's
economy without a deal ji would have
essentially left the EU to a hard brexit
position with the Border becoming part
of the eu's external border now because
of br's special status it wasn't
included in the main brexit deal this
meant that both sides scrambled to try
and get an agreement in place before the
brexit transition period which did Cover
jaua ended on the 31st of December 2020
eventually just hours before the end of
the transition period the UK and Spain
reached an agreement in principle which
avoided a hard border by bringing Jaa
into the shenen area that's the area on
Mainland Europe where internal border
controls have been been abolished and
anyone can travel freely from one nation
to another with minimal if any checks by
joining shenen residents of gerota could
travel freely into Spain and vice versa
though British citizens arriving from
the UK would be subject to passport
controls in order to make this happen
Spain a signatory to the shangan
agreement would act as a guarantor or
sponsor of Jaa this was optimal for both
British residents in Jaa who could enter
and leave Spain without having their
passport stamped or using up their
90-day Visa free travel limit and for
Spanish workers who could continue
commuting into Jaa now certain Arch
brexiteers were never entirely
comfortable with this because they
didn't like the idea of a British
territory getting closer to the EU by de
facto joining the shenen area when they
thought the UK was supposed to be moving
away from the EU but they let it slide
because the alternative was chaos at the
time space foreign minister estimated it
would take around 6 months to transform
that agreement in principle into an
actual treaty and get it signed by both
sides but over 3 years later both sides
are still negotiating this lack of
agreement has already begun to have
substantive negative impacts on the
residents of jira following the UK and
ji's departure from the EU reciprocal
healthc care agreements came to an end
agreements which previously meant
British citizens from jalter had the
same rights to Healthcare in in the EU
as EU citizens now Spain temporarily
extended these agreements until June
2022 but when No Deal materialized the
deal lapsed ji's government then had to
warn its residents to make sure they
took out travel insurance with Medical
cover every time they crossed the border
including just going on a shopping trip
or even just a meal in April former
foreign secretary David Cameron claimed
that the two sides were quote very close
to a deal a sentiment echoed br's chief
minister who told reporters we are very
very very close in English we say within
a spitting distance but it's actually
nice to say we are within kissing
distance unfortunately this deal fell
through after the right-wing press and
Arch brexiters with the conservative
party complained that the deal would
undermine British sovereignty this was
apparently because to keep the Border
open the EU and UK decided to basically
shift the deao border to jalter's
airport in much as same way that in
order to keep the Irish land border open
the two sides shifted the deao border
into the Irish sea now this would
involve EU officials carrying out
immigration controls at the airport
thereby allowing Jaa to join the
passport free shenen zone eliminating
the need for controls at its border with
Spain conservative MPS and the
right-wing press however didn't like
this for two reasons firstly they just
didn't like the idea of Jaa joining
shenen even if it's the only way to keep
jai's economy afloat both because they
thought it pushed jiar too close to the
EU but also because the EU said that
jiar would have to follow certain single
Market rules which would be enforced by
European judges there was also the
accompanying worry that in the long term
regulatory alignment and judicial
oversight by the EU and an open border
might push jalter away from the UK and
maybe even encourage a future Spanish
Administration to expand its
long-standing territorial claim to the
rock as suggested by the the Spanish
football team recently for context Spain
currently only forly claims the disputed
ismos connecting jbala to the mainland
but historically has claimed the entire
Peninsula secondly Tor MPS didn't like
the idea of EU officials performing
checks at the airport because it doubles
as the RAF station on jalter which makes
it a particularly sensitive issue for
the brexiteer right anyway there was
some hope that with the Tory Arch
brexiteers now mostly out of parliament
they will be able to press ahead with
the deal but apparently this hasn't
happened nothing was agreed at the
bilateral meeting between starma and
Sanchez last week so this week Spanish
authorities began building the
infrastructure along the border for the
eu's new automated entry and exit system
for the shenen Zone which requires
biometric data for non-eu Citizens and
is due to come into Force this November
this has sparked some alarm in jiar
where residents aren't particularly keen
on the border let alone a relatively
comp licated one requiring biometric
data how starma reacts to this will be
interesting for obvious political
reasons he's basically avoided talking
about brexit at all but if he agrees the
deal that's currently on the table which
seems like the sensible thing to do
it'll be perhaps the first concrete data
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