Britain and the European Union formally signed on Tuesday (July 14) a treaty on the status of Gibraltar, following an agreement struck last year aimed at easing border crossings and ending years of political uncertainty over the British overseas territory.

The treaty was signed in Brussels by European Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic, British Minister of State for Europe Stephen Doughty, Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares Bueno and Gibraltar's Chief Minister Fabian Picardo.

Gibraltar residents can cross over to Spain using residence cards without needing to have their passports stamped, while Spanish citizens can cross using a government ID card.

Those arriving at Gibraltar airport will show their passports to both Gibraltar and Spanish border officers, and Britain wants a system similar to French police operating at the London St Pancras railway station for the Eurostar service.

Britain won Gibraltar - a strategically important enclave at the southern tip of Spain - in the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht which ended the War of Spanish Succession.

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REFILE: Britain and EU formally sign Gibraltar treaty, easing border crossings

VIDEO SHOWS: EUROPEAN TRADE COMMISSIONER MAROS SEFCOVIC, BRITISH MINISTER OF STATE FOR EUROPE STEPHEN DOUGHTY, SPANISH FOREIGN MINISTER JOSE MANUEL ALBARES BUENO AND GIBRALTAR'S CHIEF MINISTER FABIAN PICARDO SIGNING TREATY

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SHOWS: BRUSSELS, BELGIUM (JULY 14, 2026) (EUROPEAN UNION - Access all)

1. GIBRALTAR'S CHIEF MINISTER FABIAN PICARDO (L), BRITISH MINISTER OF STATE FOR EUROPE STEPHEN DOUGHTY (SECOND FROM LEFT), EUROPEAN TRADE COMMISSIONER MAROS SEFCOVIC (SECOND FROM RIGHT) AND SPANISH FOREIGN MINISTER JOSE MANUEL ALBARES BUENO (L) WALKING INTO ROOM AND TAKING THEIR SEATS

2. DOUGHTY (L) AND SEFCOVIC (R) SIGNING TREATY

3. SIGNING IN PROGRESS

4. SEFCOVIC (L) SIGNING TREATY WHILE SEATED NEXT TO ALBARES (R)

5. DOUGHTY AND PICARDO DURING SIGNING

6. VARIOUS OF SIGNING IN PROGRESS

7. PARTIES STANDING UP / DOUGHTY AND SEFCOVIC SHAKING HANDS

6. VARIOUS OF PARTIES POSING FOR PHOTOGRAPHS