GFSB members are being invited to review a detailed submission sent to HM Government of Gibraltar on 23 February 2026 outlining lawful ways to ease the impact of VAT-style taxation on SMEs under EU State aid rules. We are strongly urging our members to read the full submission and share feedback. Clear, practical and legally robust solutions will depend on detailed sector input before any policy decisions are finalised.

Gibraltar’s business community have jointly called on the Government of Gibraltar to take urgent action to support local businesses ahead of the implementation of the UK-EU Treaty on 10 April 2026.

A packed-out Gibtelecom Conference Hall saw GFSB and Chamber members gather for a Brexit Treaty Members Forum intended as a listening session. It quickly became clear that this was less Q&A and more “questions and questions”. There are still many unknowns, and anxieties are running high.

The Chief Minister last week met representatives of the Cross Frontier Group at No.6 Convent Place as part of a series of stakeholder briefings ahead of treaty implementation. The GFSB attended in its capacity as a CFG member, representing businesses and workers directly affected by border arrangements.

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At a briefing for the business community on Wednesday 4 February at Grand Battery House, the Chief Minister opened by acknowledging both the significance of the moment and the difficulty of the road to get here. The session focused deliberately on goods. Wider treaty issues, including immigration and residency, were noted but set aside. The priority was explaining how the new customs and goods regime will work in practice and what businesses need to prepare for ahead of the expected entry into force date of 10 April 2026.

The Government has confirmed to the Brexit Transition Advisory Group (BTAG) yesterday that the expected date for the entry into force of the UK-EU treaty in relation to Gibraltar is 10 April 2026. This is the date for the full entry into force of the European Electronic Entry System (EES). The entry into force of […]

The UK–EU treaty on Gibraltar is finally moving into its last, most practical (potentially toughest) phase. This week brought three clear signals at once: officials quietly discussing how the treaty would work in real life, political approval at Cabinet level, and growing attention on how EU border systems could interact with the treaty timetable.

Dear Members, As we look ahead to 2026, we wanted to take a moment to speak to you directly about what lies ahead, what we know so far, and how the GFSB is supporting you through what will be an important year of change. Like many of you, we are hopeful that 2026 will finally bring publication and implementation of the Brexit treaty. That remains the single biggest milestone on the horizon. Not because it removes all uncertainty, but because it replaces limbo with a framework we can work within.

The UK, EU, Gibraltar and Spain have completed work on the legal text of the long-awaited UK–EU treaty covering Gibraltar’s post-Brexit relationship. The news that work on the legal text of the UK–EU treaty on Gibraltar has been completed did not come from No.6 Convent Place, but from the Gibraltar Chronicle via Brussels. That aside, it is a major milestone, but it is by no means the end of the process. Several formal stages still lie ahead before the treaty can take effect.