Ireland urges change of tack on Northern Ireland protocol, and EU’s Michel Barnier calls for ‘more constructive’ relations
Boris Johnson’s downfall has been received as a reason for hope in Brussels and Dublin, after relations between the UK and the EU hit a historic low point under his premiership.
Given the difficulties over the last two and a half years, there was a dearth of the usual diplomatic platitudes from European capitals, although Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskiy did express his “sadness” in a call.