EU’s Šefčovič on Brexit: I feel like the only one in a hurry

LONDON — The EU’s point-man on Brexit, MaroÅ¡ Å efčovič, said Sunday that he felt like the “only one” pushing for an urgent solution to problems with the Northern Ireland protocol in talks with his opposite number David Frost.

The European Commission vice-president made the comments after Frost, the U.K.’s Brexit minister, called for “more ambition and more urgency” in the talks in an article in the Mail on Sunday.

Å efčovič told the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show the key word in Frost’s article was “urgency.”

“Sometimes I feel in our meetings I am the only one pushing for urgent solutions,” Å efčovič said.

He added that if the talks continued to have “political posturing and bringing new problems to the table, I don’t think we will solve the most pressing issues for the people of Northern Ireland.” However, he did say that “we had some progress on Friday.” 

“I’m sure that if Lord Frost and the UK would double their efforts … we can resolve all the outstanding issues to the satisfaction of the people of Northern Ireland,” Å efčovič added.

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