EU, Britain reach agreement on Gibraltar status

FILE PHOTO: A Union Jack flag flutters next to European Union flags at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium October 16, 2017. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir/ File Photo

MADRID/LONDON (Reuters) -The European Union (EU) and Britain have reached an agreement on the status of Gibraltar on Wednesday, according to a joint declaration between the parties.

The status of Gibraltar - an enclave at the southern tip of Spain that has been under British rule since the 18th century - and how to police the border with Spain have been points of contention since Britain voted in 2016 to leave the EU.