Picardo also said the draft would not change anything regarding "our continued, exclusive British Sovereignty".
The European Union on Friday offered Spain a right of veto over the future relationship between Gibraltar and the EU after Britain leaves the bloc, a move that could smooth Brexit talks but also dash Gibraltar`s hopes of winning a special status.
"The British didn`t give a damn about Gibraltar and they created this situation themselves," a second senior EU official said.
The Government of Gibraltar issued a statement on Friday evening saying that the draft suggested Spain was trying to get away with mortgaging the future relationship between the EU and Gibraltar.
"In essence, it offers Madrid a special share of power over Gibraltar`s fate, but only once the territory is no longer an internal EU problem.
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