European Commission vice-president hopes 'win-win' deal is possible over Northern Ireland Protocol

European Commission vice-president Maros Sefcovic during a press conference in Belfast. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA

A compromise deal can be struck on the operation of the Northern Ireland Protocol that would represent a “win-win” for both the EU and UK, European Commission vice-president Maros Sefcovic has suggested.

Concluding his two-day fact-finding mission to Northern Ireland, Mr Sefcovic called for a “mutual spirit of cooperation” in talks to resolve the stand-off over the post-Brexit trading arrangements for the Irish Sea.