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<p>The UK has not agreed that Gibraltar will be excluded from the territorial scope
of the future relationship between the EU and the UK. The UK, in a letter to the EU
Council, and the Council, in the minutes of the Special November Council, set out
their shared interpretation that Article 184 of the Withdrawal Agreement, which concerns
the UK and the EU’s future relationship, imposes no obligations regarding the territorial
scope of future agreements. The UK also made clear we will only agree a deal on the
future which works for the whole UK family and we will negotiate a deal that works
for Gibraltar.</p><p>The Article 50 Council guidelines are an internal matter for
the Council in Article 50 format. Statements or actions by the EU institutions or
other member states have no effect on the United Kingdom’s sovereignty over Gibraltar.</p><p>On
Gibraltar, we have worked constructively with both the EU and the Government of Gibraltar
throughout the process of agreeing the Withdrawal Agreement. We have ensured that
Gibraltar is covered by both the Withdrawal Agreement and by the Implementation Period.
We look forward to taking a similar approach for the future.</p><p> </p>
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