Spain has removed barriers from its border with Gibraltar, the British overseas territory, as part of the post-Brexit deal.
This is the first time that checkpoints and police auxiliary buildings have been removed from the border in more than 300 years.
The frictionless land border without any controls should allow the free movement of some 15,000 workers per day, reports the Telegraph.
Under the new rules, any British national arriving in Gibraltar by land or sea will have their passport checked by British authorities and then by Spanish guards, who will have the final say in allowing entry into the British Overseas Territory.
The new agreement, announced last June after four years of negotiations, officially makes the area a Schengen border-free area, as Royal Gibraltar Police stations are also expected to be abolished in the coming days.
The agreement mentions nothing about Spanish sovereignty over the territory, which was seized by Anglo-Dutch forces during the war against Spain in 1704. However, Gibraltar’s chief minister, Fabian Picardo, had to accept greater Spanish influence.
Under the new deal, British citizens in Gibraltar lost access to freedom of movement and employment rights within the European Union.
