solution, he said there is no room here for unilateral action. he also pointed out that the european union and this goes against what we have been hearing from the uk government, is flexible, and he says, that he is open to trying to find creative solutions for practical problems that have arisen from the protocol for the people in northern ireland. for example, that sort of burdensome customs paperwork, it is notjust lots of it, it is also expensive for small and medium businesses. there are more proposals were more flexible it is for the eu, and once the uk says it will come back to the negotiating table and listen but in the meantime, it says it is no small thing that the government is proposing here to unilaterally override large parts of the northern ireland protocol. the eu wants to send a clear message to the uk and it is looking at, later this week, restarting legal proceedings against the uk for infringement, in the eu s eyes, of