国际英语资讯:Spotlight: EU publishes draft Withdrawal Agreement on Brexit, triggering strong disapproval
<p><span word="BRUSSELS">BRUSSELS</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 28-- <span word="Chief">Chief</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="negotiator">negotiator</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="EU">EU</span>) <span word="Michel">Michel</span> <span word="Barnier">Barnier</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="unveiled">unveiled</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="union">union</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="draft">draft</span> <span word="Withdrawal">Withdrawal</span> <span word="Agreement">Agreement</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span>, <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="accelerate">accelerate</span> "<span word="if">if</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="succeed">succeed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="negotiation">negotiation</span>".</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> "<span word="important">important</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="negotiation">negotiation</span>", <span word="and">and</span> "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="pivotal">pivotal</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="complex">complex</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="extraordinary">extraordinary</span> <span word="negotiation">negotiation</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="succeed">succeed</span>," <span word="Barnier">Barnier</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="release">release</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 119-<span word="page">page</span> <span word="document">document</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="sets">sets</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="arrangements">arrangements</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="withdrawal">withdrawal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Atomic">Atomic</span> <span word="Energy">Energy</span> <span word="Community">Community</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="discussed">discussed</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> (<span word="Article">Article</span> 50) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="Steering">Steering</span> <span word="Group">Group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="transmission">transmission</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="negotiation">negotiation</span>.</p><p><span word="Including">Including</span> 168 <span word="articles">articles</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> "<span word="translates">translates</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Joint">Joint</span> <span word="Report">Report</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="negotiators">negotiators</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Kingdom">Kingdom</span> <span word="Government">Government</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="achieved">achieved</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="phase">phase</span> 1 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span>, <span word="published">published</span> <span word="on">on</span> 8 <span word="December">December</span> 2017, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="proposes">proposes</span> <span word="text">text</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="outstanding">outstanding</span> <span word="withdrawal">withdrawal</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="mentioned">mentioned</span> <span word="in">in</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="detail">detail</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Joint">Joint</span> <span word="Report">Report</span>", <span word="said">said</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Barnier">Barnier</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="conference">conference</span>.</p><p><span word="Consisting">Consisting</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="parts">parts</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="document">document</span> <span word="identified">identified</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="redlines">redlines</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span>' <span word="rights">rights</span>, <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="settlement">settlement</span>, <span word="transitional">transitional</span> <span word="arrangements">arrangements</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Northern">Northern</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span>, <span word="among">among</span> <span word="others">others</span>.</p>
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