EU leaders give green lights to 2nd phase of Brexit talks: Tusk

BRUSSELS, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- Leaders of the 27 European Union (EU) members gathering here for the Winter EU Summit had approved the start of the second phase of Brexit talks, European Council President Donald Tusk said Friday on his twitter account.

Meanwhile, in a resolution voted on Wednesday, the European Parliament welcomed the joint Brexit progress report presented by EU and British negotiators on December 8, and recommended moving to phase two.