European Commission made a 'tense situation even worse' in Northern Ireland, Coveney says

Simon Coveney said that he believed that now was "a time for cool heads" as the DUP prepares to launch a campaign to undermine the protocol. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

The European Commission made "a tense situation even worse" when it spoke about triggering Article 16 of the Northern Protocol last week, Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has said.

Mr Coveney said that he believed that now was "a time for cool heads" as the DUP prepares to launch a campaign to undermine the protocol.