A trade agreement between London and Brussels which came into force on Jan. 1 has meant some companies have had to deal with new bureaucracy and rules.
Data from some EU countries has shown a fall in goods trade with Britain since Jan. 1 although economists say some of the decline probably reflects a rush to pile up stocks and get ahead of the expected disruption from Jan. 1.
David Frost wrote in British newspaper the Sunday Telegraph that the European Union should shake off its ill-will and build a good relationship with Britain as sovereign equals.
We never sulk, we don't have moods. We are an institution so we try to work on a day-to-day basis with a very, very even temper.