After the UK Prime Minister Theresa May sent the Brexit letter to the European Council in March, the EU triggered an outrage in the UK by suggesting that with Britain gone from the bloc, the EU would support Spain’s 300-year old demand over Gibraltar, which is a part of the United Kingdom. In response, some in the United Kingdom went ahead to suggest that the kingdom is ready to go to a war over Gibraltar. It now seems that the EU has changed its stance on the Gibraltar.

The European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said that overseas territories that form the United Kingdom will leave the European Union along with Britain. Tensions regarding the future of the British overseas territory have been rising after EU President Donald Tusk handed Spain a say in the future of the Rock when the UK leaves the EU, prompting concerns over the future of British expats living in Gibraltar. Spain has continually called for the joint sovereignty of the region, which has been under British rule for 200 years. However, Jean-Claude Juncker said Spain’s additional veto would only apply after Gibraltar had left the EU along with Britain.

While Mr. Juncker’s comments would provide relief to the UK, it is certain to trigger Spanish anger.