The Latest Breaking News from Maros Sefcovic

As the British government indicates it is preparing to deviate from the Northern Ireland Protocol – a key part of the Brexit deal – the European Commissioner overseeing EU-UK relations tells FRANCE 24 he is "appealing to the UK government to come back to the negotiating table". Maros Sefcovic spoke…

The Northern Ireland Assembly has begun to sit for the first time since the May 5 election

DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has not ruled out refusing to nominate a speaker, which would stop the Assembly from functioning, on Friday.

The Government has complained that the way it is being implemented is imposing a huge burden on businesses

Britain’s foreign secretary has warned the European Union that the U.K. will have “no choice but to act” to revoke parts of a Brexit agreement on Northern Ireland if the EU doesn't show flexibility

The post-Brexit arrangements for Northern Ireland continue to cause tensions between the UK and the EU.

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has warned Brussels that Britain may have "no choice" but to suspend the NI Protocol - but Maros Sefcovic has said it is "simply not acceptable"

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss is to hold crunch talks with the vice-president of the European Commission Maros Sefcovic on Thursday.

The Foreign Secretary said the UK will have ‘no choice but to act’ unless the EU shows greater flexibility.