Brussels immediately rejected UK’s demand for changes in the deal overseeing problematic post-Brexit trade involving Northern Ireland, Reuters reported. The Northern Ireland protocol was part of the Brexit settlement, backed by PM Boris Johnson, that finally sealed Britain's divorce from the EU four years after voters backed leaving in a referendum.

Britain on Wednesday demanded a new deal to oversee post-Brexit trade involving Northern Ireland and warned the EU that London would be justified in unilaterally deviating from a deal it struck with the bloc just last year, news wires reported.

Tense post-Brexit relations between Britain and the European Union face further strain on Wednesday, when the UK calls for major changes to trade rules agreed on by both sides, AP reported. Brexit minister David Frost will set out proposals for smoothing out trade arrangements for Northern Ireland, the only part of the UK that has a land border with the 27-nation bloc. The divorce deal agreed before Britain’s departure means customs and border checks must be conducted on some goods moving between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK.

The EU agreed on Wednesday to a ceasefire with Britain in a post-Brexit dispute dubbed the "sausage war" by extending a grace period for shipments of certain meat products from mainland UK to Northern Ireland, news wires reported. The Union will also make it easier for medicines and guide dogs to cross the Irish Sea and allow Northern Irish drivers to travel to Ireland with existing insurance documents.

UK government announced on Wednesday that immigration enforcement officials will begin giving EU citizens who live in the UK a 28-day warning to apply to remain, British media reported. But the Home Office will allow people indefinite time to complete an application for settled status if they have a reasonable excuse for delay, BBC noted. The deadline for the EU settlement scheme was set for 30 June but Immigration minister Kevin Foster said anyone whose application was not concluded by that date would not lose out, as their rights were protected in law.

EU legislators reached a political agreement on Thursday on the €5bn Brexit Adjustment Reserve, paving the way for a first payment by December, EP Press service reported. With a budget of €5bn (in 2018 prices - €5.4bn in current prices), the Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR) will focus on countries and sectors worst affected by the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. A first instalment of €1.6bn in pre-financing will be available by December 2021. Two other pre-financing tranches of €1.6bn will be paid at the beginning of 2022 and 2023. The remaining €1bn will be paid in 2025.

Britain and the EU failed on Wednesday to agree any solutions to ease post-Brexit trade with Northern Ireland, news wires reported. The standoff is not only deepening mistrust between the two sides but could also cloud a weekend G7 summit, according to Reuters.

European Parliament adopted today its position regarding the €5 billion Brexit Adjustment Reserve aimed at supporting countries and sectors worst affected by UK withdrawal, the EP press service reported. Talks with the Council will start immediately and MEPs intend to reach a political agreement on 17 June so that funds will be available quickly.

Crucial talks on a part of the Brexit deal that governs trade with Northern Ireland are to resume this week, expectedly on Wednesday, with both sides urging reason to prevail, news wires reported. While Britain called on the EU to be more pragmatic, Brussels urged London to help rebuild trust.

Britain has asked the EU give it more time to solve the post-Brexit Northern Irish border riddle, proposing to phase in checks on food from October, the BBC reported on Monday. At the same time Ireland said the deal needed to be made to work.