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In this file photo dated Tuesday, January 28, 2020, the EU and UK flags are seen inside the atrium at the Europa building in Brussels.

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Democratic Unionist Party leader Jeffrey Donaldson pauses as he speaks to the media at Parliament Buildings, Stormont, Belfast, on May 9, 2022.

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British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (L) and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, in Windsor, England on Feb 27, 2023.

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Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, right, hold a press conference at Windsor Guildhall, England, Monday Feb. 27, 2023.

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FILE - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, left, and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak meet during the COP27 climate summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt

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Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, right, greets European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at the Fairmont Hotel in Windsor, England, Feb. 27, 2023.

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European Commissioner for Inter-institutional Relations and Foresight Maros Sefcovic at EU headquarters in Brussels, June 15, 2022.

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EU and Union flag prior to an official greeting between EU Commissioner Maros Sefcovic and f0ormer UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, in Brussels, Feb. 21, 2022.

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Schengen Area passport stamps will soon be a thing of the past.

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FILE: Loyalists opposed to the Northern Ireland Protocol protest in Newtownards town centre, Northern Ireland, Friday, June 18, 2021.

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08/02/2023

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British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak waves after arriving at Downing Street in London

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