The Government of Gibraltar has issued a statement confirming that negotiations for a UK/EU Treaty are continuing positively and with all parties “strongly optimistic that agreement can be reached in a manner that will be acceptable and favourable to all”.

A statement from the Government follows below:

Her Majesty’s Government of Gibraltar can confirm that, although no agreement has yet been  reached, negotiations for a UK/EU Treaty are continuing positively and with all parties strongly  optimistic that agreement can be reached in a manner that will be acceptable and favourable to all.  

Delays in the negotiations have inevitably arisen from the travel restrictions imposed in the last  month’s of last year as a result of the COVID Omicron variant and now the fact that the  unprovoked Russian invasions of Ukraine has taken considerable ministerial and official  bandwidth in London, Madrid and Brussels.  

All the parties continue to be committed and working in good faith towards achieving an  early resolution of all issues, which is eagerly anticipated by citizens in Gibraltar and the  Campo de Gibraltar, as well as more widely.  

The Chief Minister of Gibraltar, the Hon Fabian Picardo QC MP, said: “I want to extend a thank you  from my Government and from the People of Gibraltar to all the officials in the respective  negotiating teams in this negotiation for their efforts in this negotiation to date, despite the many  logistical challenges it has represented. At a time when travel was uncomfortable and now when  there are many other demands on their time, this issue continues to be given priority and we  continue advancing positively and proactively seeking solutions to complex issues. I am strongly  optimistic that we have found a route to a treaty to be concluded as soon as agreement is  possible.”