Gibraltar ushers in a new era as British territory's border fence with Spain is removed

Bloomberg

Jul 15

MADRID — Thousands of people who travel every day between the southern tip of Spain and the British territory of Gibraltar will no longer have to cross a physical border, beginning on Wednesday.The ...

Source Link

Disclaimer: Investing carries risk. This is not financial advice. The above content should not be regarded as an offer, recommendation, or solicitation on acquiring or disposing of any financial products, any associated discussions, comments, or posts by author or other users should not be considered as such either. It is solely for general information purpose only, which does not consider your own investment objectives, financial situations or needs. TTM assumes no responsibility or warranty for the accuracy and completeness of the information, investors should do their own research and may seek professional advice before investing.

Most Discussed

{"basename":"","ssrTDKData":{"titleTemplate":"%s - Tiger Brokers","title":"Tiger Brokers HK | Online Trading in stocks, bonds & ETFS","description":"Discover Tiger Brokers HK, an online trading platform for stocks&ETFs, options&futures, bonds and crypto. Open an account to enjoy low commission trading today!","keywords":"tiger trading,tiger security,tiger broker hk,tigers co ltd,tiger trade hk,tiger brokers hk,stock broker,securities broker,online brokerage,hong kong broker,hk broker,online stock trading,online trading platform,stock trading platforms,trading application,stock trading,stock trading hong kong,buying stocks in hong kong,tiger brokers","social":{"ogDescription":"Discover Tiger Brokers HK, an online trading platform for stocks&ETFs, options&futures, bonds and crypto. Open an account to enjoy low commission trading today!","ogImage":"https://c1.itigergrowtha.com/portal5/static/media/og-logo.0a0bd8dc.png","ogUrl":"https://www.gotigerhk.com/news/2651482658"},"companyName":"Tiger Brokers"},"pageData":{"isMobile":false,"isTiger":false,"isTTM":true,"region":"HKG","license":"TBHK","edition":"fundamental"},"isCrawlerRequest":true,"__swrFallback__":{"@#url:\"https://stock-news.skytigris.cn/v3/news\",params:#id:\"2651482658\",edition:\"fundamental\",auth_exemption:1,,,undefined,":{"share":"https://ttm.financial/m/news/2651482658?lang=en_US&edition=fundamental","thumbnail":"https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/resizer/v2/44FZEEIKLG43ISUOGCLSQQNXTQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=b232ff13cff9374955788edb37db5e2b99f5e6e99e6130ed1e15a019f7f0f065&width=800&height=450","is_english":true,"pubTime":"2026-07-15 06:41","share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","id":"2651482658","market":"us","top_or_hot":-1,"title":"Gibraltar ushers in a new era as British territory's border fence with Spain is removed","media":"Bloomberg","content":"<div>\n<p>MADRID — Thousands of people who travel every day between the southern tip of Spain and the British territory of Gibraltar will no longer have to cross a physical border, beginning on Wednesday.The ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/international/2026/07/14/gibraltar-ushers-in-a-new-era-as-british-territorys-border-fence-with-spain-is-removed/\">Source Link</a>\n\n</div>\n","source":"bnn_bloomberg_highlight","html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Gibraltar ushers in a new era as British territory's border fence with Spain is removed</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nGibraltar ushers in a new era as British territory's border fence with Spain is removed\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2026-07-15 06:41 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/international/2026/07/14/gibraltar-ushers-in-a-new-era-as-british-territorys-border-fence-with-spain-is-removed/><strong>Bloomberg</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>MADRID — Thousands of people who travel every day between the southern tip of Spain and the British territory of Gibraltar will no longer have to cross a physical border, beginning on Wednesday.The ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/international/2026/07/14/gibraltar-ushers-in-a-new-era-as-british-territorys-border-fence-with-spain-is-removed/\">Source Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","isBrief":false,"type":0,"news_type":1,"symbol":"LU2065732104.USD","symbol_name":"ALLSPRING (LUX) WF GLOBAL SMALL CAP EQUITY \"I\" (USD) ACC","start_time":0,"source_url":"https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/international/2026/07/14/gibraltar-ushers-in-a-new-era-as-british-territorys-border-fence-with-spain-is-removed/","article_id":"2651482658","we_media_id":null,"thumbnails":["https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/resizer/v2/44FZEEIKLG43ISUOGCLSQQNXTQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=b232ff13cff9374955788edb37db5e2b99f5e6e99e6130ed1e15a019f7f0f065&width=800&height=450"],"rights":{"source":"bnn_bloomberg_highlight","url":"https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/international/2026/07/14/gibraltar-ushers-in-a-new-era-as-british-territorys-border-fence-with-spain-is-removed/","rn_cache_url":null,"directOrigin":true},"url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2651482658","pubTimestamp":1784068860,"columns":[],"sourceInfo":{"source_id":"bnn_bloomberg_highlight","name":"Bloomberg"},"weMediaInfo":null,"summary":"Thousands of people who travel every day between the southern tip of Spain and the British territory of Gibraltar will no longer have to cross a physical border, beginning on Wednesday.","collect":0,"end_time":0,"defaultTopTitle":"bnnbloomberg.ca","property":[],"viewcount":null,"language":"en","relate_stocks":{"LU2065732104.USD":"ALLSPRING (LUX) WF GLOBAL SMALL CAP EQUITY \"I\" (USD) ACC","ROCK":"Gibraltar Industries","BK4086":"建筑产品"},"translate_title":"随着英国领土与西班牙的边界围栏被拆除，直布罗陀迎来了一个新时代","themeId":null,"isJumpTheme":false,"ttsUrl":null,"symbols_score_info":{"ROCK":1.5},"content_text":"MADRID — Thousands of people who travel every day between the southern tip of Spain and the British territory of Gibraltar will no longer have to cross a physical border, beginning on Wednesday.The official opening at midnight on Tuesday -- after a border fence was fully removed -- allows a new freedom of movement under a historic treaty between the European Union and the United Kingdom. It came after years of post-Brexit wrangling.The contested British Overseas Territory of 38,000 people is perched at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula, in a strategic location mere miles from Morocco where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Mediterranean Sea.Throngs of people in Spain’s La Linea de Concepcion crossed into Gibraltar after midnight and vice-versa, many in Spanish soccer jerseys after Spain’s team defeated France in the World Cup semi-finals on Tuesday.“What you feel here is the brotherhood between the two people,” Gibraltar’s Chief Minister Fabian Picardo told Spanish broadcaster RTVE.A deal that took years to realizeWhen Britain left the EU in 2020, the relationship between Gibraltar and the bloc had been left unresolved.Previous talks on a deal to ensure people and goods could keep flowing across the border had made halting progress. In 2025, the EU and U.K. announced an agreement on those issues, with the two sides and Gibraltar’s government signing a treaty Tuesday that eases border crossings.The U.K.’s Foreign Office Minister Stephen Doughty said Tuesday that the agreement secured Gibraltar’s long-term economic future and interests.Maroš Šefčovič, the EU’s trade representative, praised the agreement, too.“It has taken four years of patient, complex negotiation, but the outcome speaks for itself,” Šefčovič said. “It is a very special feeling to see a fence come down.”Without a deal, Gibraltar could have a faced a hard land border with full passport checks, posing economic risks for the territory deeply dependent on some 15,000 Spaniards -- almost half of Gibraltar’s workforce -- who cross the frontier every day for work.Leisure visits by people crossing both sides of the border would have been affected, too.“People who are visiting family in Spain, or whose Spanish family is visiting them in Gibraltar. Children who are going to football matches and extracurricular activities, either in Spain or in Gibraltar. They will be able to do that without having to worry about frontier queues,” Picardo told The Associated Press in an interview.The deal in effect brings the territory into the EU’s Schengen free travel area. At Gibraltar’s airport and port, entry and exit checks will be conducted by both U.K. and Spanish border officials. The arrangement is similar to what’s in place at Eurostar train stations in London and Paris, where both British and French officials check passports.Gibraltar was ceded to Britain in 1713, but Spain has maintained its sovereignty claim ever since. Relations between the two countries on the issue of Gibraltar have had their ups and downs over the centuries. The treaty that removed the border fence does not resolve the territory’s contested status.In Britain’s 2016 Brexit referendum, 96 per cent of voters in the Rock, as the territory is popularly known in English, supported remaining in the EU.Travellers to Gibraltar from countries outside the Schengen area -- including the U.K. -- will have to contend with the EU Entry-Exit System, or EES, which was rolled out in Europe in April and replaced passport stamps with biometric data collected through photographs and digital fingerprints.Facial recognition cameras at the RockWith the border fence gone, Gibraltar officials have set up live facial recognition cameras at entry points and throughout the territory.Chief Minister Picardo said the territory will have many more CCTV cameras, and that it has increased its police presence as well as resources for customs and Coast Guard agencies.“The fortress has become a digital fortress now,” Picardo said.Suman Naishadham, The Associated Press","kind":"highlight","is_publish_news":true,"is_publish_highlight":false,"is_publish_live":false,"is_publish_wemedia":false,"editions":null,"column":"","sentiment":"0","news_tag":"","news_rank":0,"isVideo":false,"video":null,"symbols":[],"gpt_button":0,"need_auth":false,"need_login_tip":false,"code":"91000000","status":"200"}}}