The EU27 has agreed to a joint proposal from the UK and the European commission to move on to discussions about Britain’s future outside the bloc 1.45pm GMT Tusk and Juncker are asked about Brexit again (they are taking question on a range of other issues as well).Tusk says: The second phase will I think be more challenging than the first phase.The real negotiations on the second phase will begin in March next year. I cannot say when they will conclude. 1.37pm GMT Earlier, Angela Merkel said that the decision to move on to phase two represented “quite significant progress”. The German chancellor said: Phase two may now be ushered in, but obviously that is an even tougher piece of negotiation than we have had up to now. The good news is that all 27 member states so far have put in tremendous efforts, have stood together, and I am very optimistic that we will continue to go forward in quite the same spirit.We managed to keep the unity of the 27, the integrity of the single market, compliant with our rules. In the future we will do what it takes to do the same. Continue reading…
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