国际英语资讯:European Parliament welcomes Brexit negotiation unity, calls for EU reform
<p><span word="STRASBOURG">STRASBOURG</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 17-- <span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="debate">debate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Strasbourg">Strasbourg</span>, <span word="Members">Members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span> <span word="discussed">discussed</span> <span word="upcoming">upcoming</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span>, <span word="praising">praising</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unity">unity</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="reform">reform</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span>.</p><p><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="European">European</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="and">and</span> <span word="Chief">Chief</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="Negotiation">Negotiation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="Michel">Michel</span> <span word="Barnier">Barnier</span> <span word="travelled">travelled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Strasbourg">Strasbourg</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="discuss">discuss</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="negotiation">negotiation</span> <span word="guidelines">guidelines</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="adopted">adopted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="April">April</span> 29 <span word="meeting">meeting</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="as">as</span> 27 <span word="member">member</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="referendum">referendum</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="June">June</span> 2016.</p><p>"<span word="What">What</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="conduct">conduct</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="best">best</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="unity">unity</span>, <span word="political">political</span> <span word="solidarity">solidarity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fairness">fairness</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Kingdom">Kingdom</span>," <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Tusk">Tusk</span> <span word="confided">confided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Members">Members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span> (<span word="MEPs">MEPs</span>), <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thanked">thanked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parliamentarians">parliamentarians</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="guidance">guidance</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="assistance">assistance</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="negotiation">negotiation</span> <span word="preparations">preparations</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="guidelines">guidelines</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="phased">phased</span> <span word="approach">approach</span>" <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span>, <span word="establishing">establishing</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="priorities">priorities</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="addressed">addressed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="talks">talks</span>: <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fate">fate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>, <span word="estimated">estimated</span> <span word="at">at</span> 4 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span>; <span word="an">an</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="commitments">commitments</span> <span word="undertaken">undertaken</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> 28; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="preserve">preserve</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Northern">Northern</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="ensuring">ensuring</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Northern">Northern</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Good">Good</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="Agreements">Agreements</span>.</p>
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