EU to signal Britain needs to move on Northern Ireland dispute

The European Union is expected on Friday to signal to new British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak that his government must resolve the long-running dispute
over Northern Ireland, EU diplomats said.
The row revolves around the Northern Ireland Protocol, part of the Brexit divorce deal, that keeps the British province largely in the EU single market. This requires checks on some goods moving there from the rest of the United Kingdom.
It is meant to prevent the return of a hard border between Northern Ireland and EU member Ireland to preserve a 1998 peace deal ending sectarian violence, but has placed another boundary in the Irish Sea, angering pro-British unionists.
Since Sunak became prime minister three weeks ago, he has announced agreements to cooperate with EU members, including with France to tackle illegal migrants and on an EU project to facilitate swift movement of troops across Europe.