EU agrees Brexit talks guidelines
European Union leaders yesterday laid the ground for the next phase of Brexit talks after British Prime Minister Theresa May urged them to seize a "new dynamic" in the negotiations.
The 27 leaders meeting in Brussels adopted negotiating guidelines for talks on the future relationship with Britain and approved a deal for a 21-month transition period.
Britain is leaving the EU in March 2019, but negotiators this week agreed a transition deal that effectively maintains the relationship -- although London will have no voting rights -- until December 2020.
Britain's May, who attended the summit before leaving early yesterday when the talks turned to Brexit, welcomed the approval, saying the transition deal brought "certainty".
However, there are some key issues that still need to be resolved as part of the agreement that led to the transition deal, notably the future of the Irish border after Brexit.
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