Crowds gather as UK-EU treaty implemented with free flowing frontier

Treaty | 15th July 2026, 19:46 | Published by GBC News

 

At midnight on the 15th July, the UK-EU treaty was implemented provisionally, after being signed in Brussels.

It brought an end to immigration controls at the frontier, and drew crowds to the area - enhanced by Spain's World Cup semifinal victory against France.

Our reporter Michael Beltran looks back at an eventful and historic night.