Post-Brexit arrangements for Northern Ireland have further strained already difficult relations between the EU and its former member. "The EU will continue to be creative and flexible within the Protocol framework," von der Leyen said in a tweet after the call from Johnson. Johnson told von der Leyen that the current situation was "unsustainable," the prime minister's Downing Street office said in a statement released after their call. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson — seen here in Coventry, England, earlier this month — told von der Leyen that the current trade situation is 'unsustainable.' "Both parties owe it to the people in Northern Ireland to skip the drama and get on with dialogue and decision making," the group said.

Source: CBC News July 22, 2021 19:41 UTC