国际英语资讯:Interview: Britain needs to come to terms with Brexit divorce bill: experts
<p><span word="LONDON">LONDON</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 29-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="tricky">tricky</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="EU">EU</span>) <span word="divorce">divorce</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="away">away</span>, <span word="British">British</span> <span word="expert">expert</span> <span word="Iain">Iain</span> <span word="Begg">Begg</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p><span word="Responding">Responding</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="negotiator">negotiator</span> <span word="Michel">Michel</span> <span word="Barnier">Barnier</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="slow">slow</span>, <span word="Begg">Begg</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="point">point</span>.</p><p><span word="Begg">Begg</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="expert">expert</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="School">School</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Economics">Economics</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="wrangle">wrangle</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="referendum">referendum</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Brussels">Brussels</span>, <span word="Barnier">Barnier</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="exiting">exiting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="seriously">seriously</span>, <span word="expressing">expressing</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="passing">passing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="departure">departure</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="positions">positions</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="separation">separation</span> <span word="issues">issues</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="sufficient">sufficient</span> <span word="progress">progress</span>," <span word="Begg">Begg</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span>. "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="negotiating">negotiating</span> <span word="seriously">seriously</span>."</p><p>"<span word="Barnier">Barnier</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="point">point</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="called">called</span> <span word="divorce">divorce</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="remained">remained</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="sticking">sticking</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="separation">separation</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="mentioned">mentioned</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Barnier">Barnier</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="divorce">divorce</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="away">away</span>, <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="adopt">adopt</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="this">this</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Begg">Begg</span>.</p><p><span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prospect">prospect</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="breakthrough">breakthrough</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ongoing">ongoing</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="insists">insists</span> <span word="substantial">substantial</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="divorce">divorce</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="phase">phase</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span>.</p>
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