The Congress of Deputies unanimously approved this Thursday the royal decree-law of Brexit that regulates temporarily and until a definitive agreement is reached the rights of cross-border workers between Spain and the United Kingdom, residents, healthcare of tourists and visitors or the relations between Spanish and British companies, among many other technical aspects.

All the spokesmen have announced in the Plenary of Congress that they will vote in favor of the decree "for responsibility" and for the good of the affected citizens and companies.

But the deputies of the right have not spared criticism of Spain's negotiating strategy, which they have described as "a failure", especially from the PP and from Vox.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Arancha González Laya, has stated that most of the measures of this decree are temporary and are subject to the principle of reciprocity.

The standard regulates professional and labor relations, health care and access to the university, economic activities and airport services.

The departure from the United Kingdom "is not the ideal situation that we would have wished for," Laya explained, but once produced, it is necessary to face it "with the highest degree of legal certainty for our citizens."

The country led by Boris Johnson will continue to be "a relevant partner and with whom we will have close relations" and to guarantee "an orderly beginning of this new phase", the Executive approved the decree that has been debated in Congress and that will be finally process as a bill.

After the minister, all the groups have announced their vote in favor of the decree, which is "a procedure", according to the PP spokesperson;

or "a temporary patch", as has been described by the deputy of Citizens Marta Martín.

The liberal parliamentarian has supported the decree because it is "a lesser evil" and despite not sharing "the forms and some substantive issues."

For example, Martín has denounced that most of the measures are conditional on reciprocity, on the United Kingdom guaranteeing the same rights to Spanish citizens and companies.

But the government "has not provided a plan B" in the event that London does not do its part.

The spokespersons for Vox and the PP have been tougher, who have especially influenced "the lost opportunity" that has meant for Spain not to negotiate a better agreement on Gibraltar.

Both parties consider that Spain has de facto renounced sovereignty by overlooking this point in its negotiation with London.

The PP spokesperson, Valentina Martínez, has described the negotiation of Spain with the United Kingdom as "a failure", the result of "a given and absent negotiation", as if Spain "had nothing to defend or nothing to say."

But he has finally decided to vote in favor of this decree because it is nothing more than "a procedure that gives us a temporary legislative framework until the agreements of the future relationship are ratified."

Finally, José María Sánchez, from Vox, has told González Laya that he "does not know how to reach agreements" due to "his natural incompetence" and because the government to which he belongs does not know how to do so.

For this reason, he insisted, the principle of agreement on Gibraltar "only favors the interests" of the Rock and the United Kingdom, something "inadmissible" for Spain.

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