What has Sumar said about the Gibraltar treaty?

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Sumar, the junior partner in the current Spanish government, welcomed the removal of the frontier fence as a notable step forward but says the treaty alone will not solve the Campo de Gibraltar's problems, and has called for more protection for cross-border workers.
Sumar is the junior partner in Pedro Sánchez's coalition government. In the sources reviewed, its main public statement on the treaty came when the frontier controls were removed.
Wednesday 15 July 2026: Sumar's deputy for Cádiz, Esther Gil de Reboleño, said the agreement was a notable step forward for daily movement across the frontier, but that important challenges remained. Sumar said the change would only have a lasting positive effect if accompanied by investment and social protection for La Línea de la Concepción and the wider Campo de Gibraltar, which has some of the highest unemployment in Spain.
Its demands included: equal pensions and social benefits for cross-border workers compared with other Spanish workers; solutions on certain employment contracts and taxation affecting some cross-border workers; specific protection for domestic and care workers employed in Gibraltar; easier recognition of professional qualifications; measures against housing speculation in La Línea; and formal recognition of the particular border situation of La Línea and the Campo de Gibraltar.
In the sources reviewed, Sumar has not called for the treaty to be renegotiated or ended. Its manifesto for the 2026 election has not yet been published, and this answer will be updated when it is.

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