The EU and Britain reiterated on Thursday their commitment to resolve post-Brexit trade frictions over the Northern Ireland border, news wires reported. Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic and British minister Michael Gove released a joint statement after they met in London, saying they had “a frank but constructive discussion”.

Ireland called on the European Union and Britain on Thursday to dial down the rhetoric in a blame game over post-Brexit trade frictions after Brussels rejected most of London’s demands for easier trade with Northern Ireland.

The European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator said Britain must accept the realities of Brexit and it was the UK’s exit from the EU that had caused tensions between London and Brussels over Northern Ireland, not the divorce protocol.

The EU bluntly rebuffed the UK’s call to reset the two sides’ relationship, saying Britain needs to honour the promises it made on Northern Ireland as part of the Brexit deal, news wires reported citing a letter by Commission VP Maros Sefcovic.

The UK's selective approach and its willingness to take advantage mainly of the large European market - what the term cherry-picking implies in English - could have set a bad precedent, undermining the logic of the European integration process. It was extremely important to apply the principle of achieving the right balance between rights and obligations. I think the last thing both sides wanted was to trade under the rules of the World Trade Organisation, says Ingrid Shikova, professor in EU policies, in an interview to EUROPOST.

The post-Brexit trade bill has received the royal assent from Queen Elizabeth II, Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle said in the early hours of Thursday, meaning it is now officially law in Britain, dpa reported.

European Union’s top officials on Wednesday formally signed the long and tough fought-over post-Brexit trade deal with the United Kingdom. The formal sealing of the document paves the way for normal trade relations between Britain and the European Union, AP reported. British House of Commons also approved Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union on Wednesday, as both sides looked to begin a new chapter of relations just days before their divorce becomes a reality.

Brexit offers Britain a chance to do things differently in financial services, finance minister Rishi Sunak said on Sunday, but the UK will co-operate with the European Union on an approach to the sector despite little detail on the topic in its trade deal, Reuters reported.

The post-Brexit trade deal reached by the United Kingdom and the European Union goes beyond the EU’s so-called “Canada-style” trade accord, Reuters reported, citing BBC that obtained on Friday what it said was a full copy of the accord.

Britain and the European Union have still not clinched a Brexit trade deal as serious issues remain unresolved that prevent PM Boris Johnson signing up, a British minister said on Wednesday, cited by Reuters.