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The United Kingdom has to the European Union's use of the word "colony" to the island of Gibraltar. The European Council (a body that the EU's political direction) a document regarding UK nationals travelling to the EU after Brexit. It says in a footnote: "Gibraltar is a colony of the British Crown. There is a controversy between Spain and the UK the sovereignty over Gibraltar, a territory for which a solution has to be ." A UK government spokesperson said: "Gibraltar is not a colony and it is completely inappropriate to it in this way. She : "Gibraltar a full part of the UK family....This will not due to our exit from the EU."

Gibraltar is a British Overseas Territory in the Mediterranean Sea between Spain and Morocco. It is home to over 30,000 people. In 1704, Anglo-Dutch forces it from Spain during a war. Spain Gibraltar to Great Britain in a 1713 treaty. However, Spain still a claim to the territory. It wants Gibraltar from all post-Brexit agreements between the UK and the EU. Gibraltar proposals for shared UK-Spanish sovereignty by 99% to 1% in a 2002 referendum. Gibraltar's Chief Minister has Spain of bullying. He said: "No one will surprised to the Spanish government provocative statements in respect of Gibraltar."