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Brexit will bring Gibraltar closer to the EU

Content type:: Expert Briefings
Location:: EU/UK/SPAIN
Keywords associated with this article:: Geographic: Spain EU Gibraltar EUR EU/UK/SPAIN

Topical: economy industry international relations politics social foreign policy foreign trade government population transport border conflict employment immigration services tourism
ISSN:: 2633-304X
Citation:: Oxford Analytica (2021), "Brexit will bring Gibraltar closer to the EU", Expert Briefings.
https://doi.org/10.1108/OXAN-DB262205

Friday, June 18, 2021

Significance

The bilateral deal avoids a hard border by including Gibraltar in the Schengen free travel system. This also obliges Gibraltar to align more closely with EU rules in areas such as finance, labour and the environment.

Impacts

The removal of the land border between Spain and Gibraltar could make Spain more exposed to illegal migrants.
UK state aid to Gibraltar that is perceived as fueling unfair competition could become an issue of tension between Brussels and London.
Amid UK-EU tension, Gibraltar’s e-gaming services (25% of GDP) will look to Asia for future growth opportunities.

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