EU-UK Gibraltar deal brings down border fence with Spain

GIBRALTAR, July 15 — The land border fence between Gibraltar and Spain was removed on Wednesday as an agreement between the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom (UK) provisionally came into force.

Under the agreement, routine passport and identity checks for people and vehicles crossing the border have been lifted. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, who attended a ceremony marking the dismantling of the fence between Gibraltar and the Spanish municipality of La Linea de la Concepcion, said the move marked the fall of “the last wall in continental Europe” and the beginning of “a new era of shared prosperity, full of opportunities” for the area.