The EU will not renegotiate the Northern Ireland protocol agreement, the European Commission vice-president, Maroš Šefčovič, has said in response to Britain’s decision to override some post-Brexit trade rules for the region.
‘Renegotiating of the protocol is unrealistic,’ he said. ‘Any renegotiations would simply bring further legal uncertainty for the people and businesses in Northern Ireland. For these reasons, the EU will not renegotiate the protocol’
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