On Tuesday, Frontex resumed its operations in Spain.
The Spanish government agreed to the European border agency's new joint operations plan on Monday night.
It followed a week of disagreement, with Frontex having suspended all operations in Spain until the matter was resolved.
And it will come as some relief for those negotiating a future relationship treaty for Gibraltar.
Friction between Frontex and Spain
The disagreement between Frontex and Spain related to the border agency’s new conditions on migrant data protection.
Last week, Spain held back wanting to retain these under its control. It was the only country to hold back.
As a result, Frontex decided to suspend all its operations in Spain.
But late on Monday night, an agreement was finally reached, and Frontex resumed joint operations aimed at combating irregular migration.
Frontex and the Gibraltar treaty
In Gibraltar, some were concerned about the differences that arose between Frontex and the Spanish government.
The European border agency is expected to play a key role at the airport / Gibraltar – Spain frontier, should a future relationship treaty be agreed.
El Pais had reported last week that Frontex would go as far as withdrawing its resources deployed to Spain if an agreement was not reached within a week.
The Spanish Minister for the Interior said the differences were of a technical nature, but he was confident these would be resolved.
Following Monday night’s announcement, Frontex resumed its day to day operations and is once again patrolling the Spanish coast and the EU’s southern border.
