EU rebuffs Britain's call to reset their post-Brexit relationship Ian Wishart, Bloomberg FacebookTwitterEmail 3 1of3European Union flags fly near the Europa building in Brussels, Belgium, on Feb. 9, 2021.Bloomberg photo by Geert Vanden WijngaertShow MoreShow Less 2of3Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove.Bloomberg photo by Simon DawsonShow MoreShow Less 3of3 The European Union rebuffed Britain's call to reset the two sides' relationship, saying Britain needs to honor the promises it made on Northern Ireland as part of the Brexit deal. In a letter to Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove, European Commission vice president Maros Sefcovic gave a cool response to Britain's request to delay the implementation of border checks on some goods entering the province, saying that measures the U.K. previously signed up to "urgently need to be fully and faithfully implemented."