Spain Wants Deal With Uk On Gibraltar And Driving Licences Similar To Before Brexit – Murcia Today

Date Published: 19/09/2022

The sources stressed that the new British PM Liz Truss, is flexible in the good sense of the word, and hoped that reaching a deal on Brexit and Gibraltar would be less showy and vehement than with her predecessor, Boris Johnson.

Nevertheless, they recalled that Truss, who took over the leadership of the country just a couple of weeks ago, embodies the spirit of Brexit, so no major alterations are expected in Londons discourse.

Nevertheless, sources warned that an agreement must be found as soon as possible, because the current measures are temporary and contingent and cannot be a stable framework for a long-lasting relationship.

As yet, though, they have ruled out setting any definitive timeframe for such an agreement to be reached.

Alongside mobility, the Spanish government considers security, defence and trade policy to be the three pillars of the future bilateral relationship.

Between now and the summer we hope to have everything finalised, and that we will be able to announce its location before then, they explained, before adding that there is a 60-million-euro digitalisation plan thanks to EU recovery funds that will serve to modernise Spains consular services.

And the sources explained that the Spanish Foreign Minister, Jos Manuel Albares, has arranged to meet his new counterpart, UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly, for their first bilateral meeting in the framework of the upcoming Spanish-British Talks.

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