EU-UK relations were strained during former British prime minister Boris Johnson's tenure, after he introduced legislation to unilaterally overhaul the so-called Northern Ireland Protocol he had agreed with the bloc in January 2020.

Source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/eu-uk-discuss-northern-ireland-post-brexit-trading-problems-3193741?cid=cna_flip_070214

He said at the time that EU-UK talks on renegotiating the Northern Ireland Protocol – arrangements that outline post-Brexit trade arrangements for the region – had reached a sensitive stage.

Source: https://www.ardrossanherald.com/news/national/23774843.believe-will-united-ireland-lifetime-varadkar-says/?ref=rss

Meanwhile, the EU-UK body which oversees the NI Brexit deal is due to meet on Friday to formally ratify the legal changes brought about by the Windsor Framework.

Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-65008991?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Von der Leyen heralded the "historic" agreement that would ensure a "stronger EU-UK relationship" to tackle shared challenges such as Russia's war in Ukraine and climate change.

Source: https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/uk-eu-clinch-brexit-deal-northern-ireland-trade.1016280