BRUSSELS, Sept 9 (Reuters) - European Commission Vice
President Maros Sefcovic called on Wednesday for a swift meeting
with his UK counterpart, Michael Gove, responsible for the
implementation of the Brexit divorce deal, including on the
sensitive Irish border.
"I will call for an extraordinary Joint Committee on the
Withdrawal Agreement to be held as soon as possible so that our
UK partners elaborate and respond to our strong concerns on the
bill," Sefcovic told a news briefing of London's planned new
domestic laws that risk undercutting the EU-UK divorce treaty.
In a phone call with Sefcovic late on Tuesday, Gove
confirmed London's commitment to the Brexit treaty's provisions
on the Irish border, a British government spokesperson said
earlier on Wednesday.
(Reporting by Gabriela Baczynska, Marine Strauss)