国际英语资讯:Spotlight: 3rd round Brexit-talk turns to be Groundhog week with no decisive progress as usu
<p><span word="BRUSSELS">BRUSSELS</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 31-- <span word="Amid">Amid</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blaming">blaming</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="EU">EU</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="concluded">concluded</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="decisive">decisive</span> <span word="progress">progress</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="expected">expected</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Time">Time</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="passing">passing</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="by">by</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="closer">closer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Kingdom">Kingdom</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="withdrawal">withdrawal</span>, <span word="on">on</span> 29 <span word="March">March</span> 2019 <span word="at">at</span> <span word="midnight">midnight</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="fundamental">fundamental</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Kingdom">Kingdom</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="orderly">orderly</span> <span word="manner">manner</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span>," <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="EU">EU</span>) <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="negotiator">negotiator</span> <span word="Michel">Michel</span> <span word="Barnier">Barnier</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="joint">joint</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="David">David</span> <span word="Davis">Davis</span>.</p><p><span word="MEAN">MEAN</span> <span word="HARVEST">HARVEST</span></p><p>"<span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="useful">useful</span> <span word="clarification">clarification</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="points">points</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="status">status</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="workers">workers</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="decisive">decisive</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="principle">principle</span> <span word="subjects">subjects</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Barnier">Barnier</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Common">Common</span> <span word="Travel">Travel</span> <span word="Area">Area</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="basis">basis</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="guarantees">guarantees</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Kingdom">Kingdom</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="clarified">clarified</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="constructive">constructive</span> <span word="manner">manner</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="done">done</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="regards">regards</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="North">North</span>-<span word="South">South</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Good">Good</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="Agreement">Agreement</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Barnier">Barnier</span>, <span word="reaffirming">reaffirming</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="passing">passing</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span>.</p><p>"<span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="speed">speed</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="recommend">recommend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="sufficient">sufficient</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="discussions">discussions</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="finalising">finalising</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="withdrawal">withdrawal</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> 2018," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p>
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