Source: European Parliament
The finalisation of the legal texts of the future EU-United Kingdom Agreement in respect of Gibraltar is ongoing.
The main objective of the future Agreement is to secure the prosperity of the whole region of Campo de Gibraltar and Gibraltar. This will be done by removing all physical barriers for persons and goods circulating between Spain and Gibraltar, while preserving the Schengen area, the EU Single Market and Customs Union.
The Agreement will take into account the unique situation of the region and ensure the protection of cross-border workers’ rights. Frontier workers will have the right to enter and leave Gibraltar and Spain, as well as reside there during their work.
As regards pensions, social security coordination rules will apply: these rules merely reflect the national level of pensions. Any top-ups would be a matter for national law.
The future Agreement also aims at including a financial mechanism to promote cohesion between Gibraltar and the Campo de Gibraltar, for example on matters of training and employment.
With respect to the European Employment Services (EURES), it is up to the Member States to decide on the allocation of EURES advisers for their national workers, including in Spain. They could provide information and guidance to the workers concerned.