See: Gibraltar-Spain border fence removal celebration

Crowds gathered on Wednesday at the Gibraltar-Spain border, part of a fence that separates the British overseas territory from EU member states.

The symbolic ceremony took place in the middle of the night, when a new agreement will come into force that eliminates the need for border checks at the crossing.

The deal, which has been negotiated for years after Brexit, would make Gibraltar part of the EU’s Schengen area of ​​free movement, which would ease the movement of goods and people.

Gibraltar’s chief minister, Fabian Picardo, threw down a roped off fence at the border before hundreds of people celebrated.