国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Early stage Brexit talks deepen divergences between Britain, EU
<p><span word="BRUSSELS">BRUSSELS</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 20-- <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="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="differences">differences</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="issues">issues</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="settlements">settlements</span>, <span word="jurisdiction">jurisdiction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="overseas">overseas</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Northern">Northern</span> <span word="Irish">Irish</span> <span word="border">border</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span> <span word="concluded">concluded</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p><span word="During">During</span> <span word="talks">talks</span>, <span word="the">the</span> 27 <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="united">united</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="seemingly">seemingly</span> <span word="divided">divided</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="cabinet">cabinet</span>, <span word="led">led</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Theresa">Theresa</span> <span word="May">May</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="Conservative">Conservative</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wider">wider</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="public">public</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span>, <span word="British">British</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="David">David</span> <span word="Davis">Davis</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="counterpart">counterpart</span> <span word="Michel">Michel</span> <span word="Barnier">Barnier</span> <span word="chose">chose</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="carefully">carefully</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="gauging">gauging</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="divergences">divergences</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="settlements">settlements</span>, <span word="Barnier">Barnier</span> <span word="underlined">underlined</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="tone">tone</span>. "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="want">want</span> -- <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> -- <span word="an">an</span> <span word="orderly">orderly</span> <span word="exit">exit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Kingdom">Kingdom</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="orderly">orderly</span> <span word="exit">exit</span> <span word="requires">requires</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="payment">payment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="accounts">accounts</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Barnier">Barnier</span>.</p><p><span word="Davis">Davis</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="part">part</span>, <span word="sidestepped">sidestepped</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Barnier">Barnier</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="emphasized">emphasized</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="obligations">obligations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="sides">sides</span>.</p><p><span word="Hailing">Hailing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="robust">robust</span>" <span word="and">and</span> "<span word="constructive">constructive</span>," <span word="Davis">Davis</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="recognized">recognized</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="importance">importance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sorting">sorting</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="obligations">obligations</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="another">another</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Ultimately">Ultimately</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="solution">solution</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="require">require</span> <span word="flexibility">flexibility</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="sides">sides</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Addressing">Addressing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span>' <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>, <span word="Barnier">Barnier</span> <span word="said">said</span>: "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="direction">direction</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fundamental">fundamental</span> <span word="divergence">divergence</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="guarantee">guarantee</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="rights">rights</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="points">points</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="export">export</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span>."</p>
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