国际英语资讯:Spotlight: EU leaders give green light to 2nd phase of Brexit talks amid fears of tougher fu
<p><span word="BRUSSELS">BRUSSELS</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 15-- <span word="Leaders">Leaders</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 27 <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="EU">EU</span>) <span word="members">members</span> <span word="gathered">gathered</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Winter">Winter</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="Summit">Summit</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="approved">approved</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="phase">phase</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="talks">talks</span>, <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Tusk">Tusk</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="welcomes">welcomes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="achieved">achieved</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="phase">phase</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="reflected">reflected</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Communication">Communication</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Joint">Joint</span> <span word="Report">Report</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="decides">decides</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="sufficient">sufficient</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="phase">phase</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="transition">transition</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="framework">framework</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Guidelines">Guidelines</span> <span word="submitted">submitted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="Secretariat">Secretariat</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span>.</p><p><span word="Commenting">Commenting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="approval">approval</span>, <span word="British">British</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Theresa">Theresa</span> <span word="May">May</span> <span word="thanked">thanked</span> <span word="Tusk">Tusk</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Jean">Jean</span>-<span word="Claude">Claude</span> <span word="Juncker">Juncker</span> <span word="via">via</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="twitter">twitter</span> <span word="account">account</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> "<span word="Today">Today</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="delivering">delivering</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="smooth">smooth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="orderly">orderly</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="forging">forging</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="partnership">partnership</span>."</p><p><span word="Echoing">Echoing</span> <span word="May">May</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="optimism">optimism</span>, <span word="David">David</span> <span word="Davis">Davis</span>, <span word="Britain">Britain</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="staunch">staunch</span> <span word="Brexiter">Brexiter</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="twitter">twitter</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="Today">Today</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>. <span word="Thanks">Thanks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="determination">determination</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="milestone">milestone</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="achieved">achieved</span> <span word="sufficient">sufficient</span> <span word="progress">progress</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="lots">lots</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="stage">stage</span>."</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="STRONGLY">STRONGLY</span>-<span word="WORDED">WORDED</span> <span word="GUIDELINE">GUIDELINE</span></p><p><span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="May">May</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Davis">Davis</span>' <span word="optimism">optimism</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Guidelines">Guidelines</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="crystal">crystal</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="phase">phase</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="commitments">commitments</span> <span word="undertaken">undertaken</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="phase">phase</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="respected">respected</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="translated">translated</span> <span word="faithfully">faithfully</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>.</p>
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