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EU Ambassador: UK Stance On NI Protocol Makes Talks Atmosphere Difficult

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Lucy Fisher at Times Radio tweets comments from EU Ambassador to the UK Joao Vale de Almeida speaking to a press gallery lunch:

  • "EU Ambo to UK says he’s ‘worried by the low level of trust between EU & UK’. Joao Vale de Almeida says ‘we absolutely need’ to improve trust levels to ‘make the conditions for better cooperation’. Ukraine war shd inspire both sides ‘to find common solutions & common ground’.
  • "EU Ambo to UK says a ‘problem with the climate for these talks’ with Britain on NI Protocol is that UK has presented only two options - ‘renegotiation or unilateral action to override the treaty’. He says ‘this is not the best way to fix [it]’ & ‘a better atmosphere’ needed."
Adam Payne at Politics Home: "...de Almeida, warns [UK] government that EU states are firmly against giving Sefcovic a new Protocol mandate. He says the msg to the Commission is: “You don’t need a mandate and even if you asked for a one, you wouldn’t get one”

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