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EU chief rejects renegotiation of NI rules in Brexit pact

FILE - In this Feb. 2, 2021 file photo, police patrol the port of Larne, Northern Ireland. Tense post-Brexit relations between Britain and the European Union face further strain on Wednesday, July 21, 2021, when the U.K. calls for major changes to trade rules agreed on by both sides, Brexit minister David Frost will set out proposals for smoothing trade arrangements for Northern Ireland, the only part of the U.K. that has a land border with the 27-nation bloc. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison, file) FILE - in this file photo dated Wednesday, July 14, 2021, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen puts on her protective facemask after a media conference at EU headquarters in Brussels. European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday July 22, 2021, has flatly refused to renegotiate a post-Brexit trade deal with the U.K. after a Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged the bloc to work with British officials to find “practical solutions” to red tape and inspections that are causing shortages in Northern Ireland. (AP Photo/Valeria Mongelli, FILE) FILE- In this file photo dated Friday, July 2, 2021, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrives for a meeting in Vilnius, Lithuania. European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday July 22, 2021, has flatly refused to renegotiate a post-Brexit trade deal with the U.K. after a Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged the bloc to work with British officials to find “practical solutions” to red tape and inspections that are causing shortages in Northern Ireland. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis, FILE)
EU chief rejects renegotiation of NI rules in Brexit pact