evidence: "Gibraltar belongs to the Gibraltarians — full stop," Fabian Picardo, Chief Minister of Gibraltar told the Special Committee, also adding: "If anyone doesn’t like it, they can lump it." Spain gave Gibraltar away in perpetuity 300 years ago by a binding international treaty, he said. Pointing to ongoing negotiations for a treaty between the United Kingdom and the European Union, he added that his homeland "is not, nor will it ever be, a bargaining chip on any negotiating table". [...] FABIAN PICARDO, Chief Minister of Gibraltar — stressing that the right of Gibraltarians to self-determination is as inalienable as it is indisputable — declared: "There will be no concessions on our sovereignty […] Because our homeland is not, nor will it ever be, a bargaining chip on any negotiating table." In that regard, Gibraltar is navigating the negotiations for a treaty between the United Kingdom and the European Union which does not compromise its sovereignty. His Government in particular has been negotiating "from the application of the highest standards of transparency" and the highest standards of outcomes on matters affecting sustainability, the environment and the fluid movement of both people and goods between Gibraltar, Spain and the European Union. While those treaty arrangements have not yet been finalized, teams from Gibraltar, the European Union Commission, the United Kingdom and Spain have worked for 20 months on delivering a treaty to enable all to win and none to lose.