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Wednesday, 8 September 2021 (YJC)_ The EU’s Brexit coordinator rejected a British request for renegotiation.
The European Union and Britain must resolve trade issues with Northern Ireland using the protocol agreed between them, the EU’s Brexit coordinator said on Wednesday, rejecting a British request for renegotiation.
European Commission Vice-President Maros Sefcovic said on the eve of his first trip to the British province that he was “absolutely convinced” that good solutions could be found in the protocol.
“Let’s focus on the concrete problem. Let’s not try to renegotiate the protocol. This is certainly not our goal and I think we can find the right solution to the outstanding problems,” Sefcovic said at a conference. Press.
The commissioner, who oversees the EU’s relations with Britain after leaving the bloc, will meet Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin on Wednesday and visit Northern Ireland on Thursday and Friday.
He said he aimed to establish with politicians, businessmen and civil society what concrete problems Brexit had caused and believed there was enough creativity and goodwill to solve them.
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