EU says Brexit talks can move to next phase
Council President Donald Tusk offers congratulations to British Prime Minister Theresa May in Twitter post
Talks between the European Union and the UK about its withdrawal from the bloc have progressed enough to move to a second phase of discussions on their future relationship and a potential transition period, the European Council said on Friday.
"Negotiations in the second phase can only progress as long as all commitments undertaken during the first phase are respected in full and translated faithfully into legal terms as quickly as possible," the Council said in a statement released during their meeting in Brussels.
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