国际英语资讯:Spotlight: EU gives green light to preparation for 2nd-phase Brexit talks amid Mays charm
<p><span word="BRUSSELS">BRUSSELS</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 20-- <span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="lacking">lacking</span> <span word="sufficient">sufficient</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lengthy">lengthy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="loose">loose</span> <span word="Bexit">Bexit</span> <span word="negotiation">negotiation</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="internal">internal</span> <span word="preparatory">preparatory</span> <span word="discussions">discussions</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="phase">phase</span> <span word="talks">talks</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="agrees">agrees</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="session">session</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="December">December</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="sufficient">sufficient</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="achieved">achieved</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="phase">phase</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="touching">touching</span> <span word="distance">distance</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="silver">silver</span> <span word="lining">lining</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="discussion">discussion</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="EU">EU</span>) <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="summit">summit</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="expectation">expectation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="of">of</span> "<span word="no">no</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="nightmare">nightmare</span>" <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="Channel">Channel</span>.</p><p><span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="phase">phase</span> <span word="talks">talks</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="transitional">transitional</span> <span word="arrangements">arrangements</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</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="between">between</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Brussels">Brussels</span>.</p><p><span word="PREPARATION">PREPARATION</span> <span word="FOR">FOR</span> 2<span word="ND">ND</span> <span word="PHASE">PHASE</span> <span word="COULD">COULD</span> <span word="GO">GO</span> <span word="AHEAD">AHEAD</span></p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="session">session</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="December">December</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="determine">determine</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="sufficient">sufficient</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="achieved">achieved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="so">so</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="adopt">adopt</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="guidelines">guidelines</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="relation">relation</span> <span word="to">to</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="and">and</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="transitional">transitional</span> <span word="arrangements">arrangements</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="Against">Against</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="background">background</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="invites">invites</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> (<span word="Art">Art</span>. 50) <span word="together">together</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="negotiator">negotiator</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="internal">internal</span> <span word="preparatory">preparatory</span> <span word="discussions">discussions</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="conclusion">conclusion</span> <span word="document">document</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>27 <span word="following">following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="summit">summit</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="document">document</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="welcomed">welcomed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="regarding">regarding</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span>' <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="invites">invites</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="negotiator">negotiator</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="convergence">convergence</span> <span word="achieved">achieved</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="certainty">certainty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="guarantees">guarantees</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="members">members</span>.</p>
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