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The protocol is intended to keep Northern Ireland aligned with the EU’s single market for goods to ensure free trade across the Irish border and prevent a hard border while maintaining Northern Ireland’s status as a part of the United Kingdom.
Exactly how to achieve this has proved near impossible since long before the Brexit deal was struck.
What was eventually agreed between the two sides has proved immensely unpopular in Northern Ireland, with the UK Government now arguing it needs to be amended as it causes unnecessary bureaucracy for goods moving to the region from Great Britain.
On Friday, the EU welcomed the UK’s “change of tone” over the row, with Mr Šefčovič saying his conversation with the UK’s Brexit minister, David Frost, had been positive.
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