Since “sufficient progress” has been made in the first phase, leaders of the EU27 gave approval on Friday 13 December for Brexit talks between the United Kingdom and the European Union to move on to the second phase.
These negotiations will focus on the transition period lasting around two years from March 2019 that was requested by London. Discussions on this point are likely to begin at the end of January.
Talks on the future bilateral relationship are not expected to begin before...