1) The #Gibraltar government has responded to publication of the EU Commission's draft negotiating mandate re the future relationship with the EU, with a statement saying that on several points it unhelpfully strays from the framework agreed by UK/Gib/Spain on 31 December 2020...
2) and may therefore not form the basis for negotiating a Treaty. The #Gibraltar government says it will continue to work with the UK gov to explore all possibilities, and will also continue with contingency plans for a situation where no agreement can be negotiated.
3) #Gibraltar's chief minister, Fabian Picardo, said "on the basis of the present draft, there is no possibility of this forming the basis of an agreement".
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