Umkhandlu we-European Union uvumile ukuvumela izakhamizi zase-UK ukuthi zihambe ngaphandle kwama-visa emazweni angamalungu e-EU, noma ngabe kwenzeka ukuthi i-UK ishiye le nhlangano ngaphandle kwesivumelwano. IPhalamende laseYurophu manje kulindeleke ukuthi lisayine.
Amanxusa e-EU eBrussels ngoLwesihlanu anikeze izakhamizi zaseBrithani ilambu eliluhlaza ukuhamba endaweni yaseSchengen izinsuku ezimbalwa ngemuva kweBrexit ngaphandle kokudinga i-visa.
Uhulumeni wase-UK uthe ngeke badinge izakhamizi ze-EU ukuthi zithole i-visa yokuhambela eBrithani lapho kuzohlala khona isikhathi esifushane (izinsuku ezingama-90 kunoma yiziphi izinsuku eziyi-180). Imithetho ye-EU ithi ukuthethelelwa kwe-visa kumele kususelwe esimweni sokuphindisela.
Isinqumo manje sesizodluliselwa ePhalamende laseYurophu ukuze sidluliselwe emthethweni. Ngenyanga edlule basekele iziphakamiso zokuhamba ngaphandle kwama-visa noma ngabe kwenzeka iBrexit engasebenzi.
Uhulumeni kaTheresa May weTory uzamukele kabanzi lezi zindaba, kepha uhlanjalulwe ngolimi oluthile oluqukethwe kuziphakamiso ze-EU. Umthethonqubo omusha kulo mthetho omusha ohlongozwayo ubiza iGibraltar ngokuthi “ikoloni loMqhele waseBrithani.”
Kubange le mpendulo evela kumkhulumeli kahulumeni wase-UK: “IGibraltar ayilona ikoloni futhi akulungile neze ukuchaza ngale ndlela. IGibraltar iyingxenye egcwele yomndeni wase-UK futhi inobudlelwano bomthethosisekelo ovuthiwe nobesimanje ne-UK.
“Lokhu ngeke kushintshe ngenxa yokuphuma kwethu ku-EU. Wonke amaqembu kufanele ahloniphe abantu abafisa intando yeningi yaseGibraltar ukuthi babe ngamaNgisi. ”
