资料：Seekingtoendastalemateinnegotiationsoverhercountry’swithdrawalfromtheEuropeanUnion,PrimeMinisterTheresaMayofBritainofferedFridaysubstantialpaymentstotheblocduringatwo-yeartransitionperiodimmediatelyafterthecountry’sexit. Mrs.May’slong-awaitedintervention,duringaspeechinFlorence,Italy,wasbeingwatchedcloselyincapitalsontheContinentandinLondon,wheremembersofhercabinethavebeenfiercelydividedoverBritain’stortuousdivorcefromthebloc.ThespeechaimedtoopenthewaytoseriousnegotiationsonwhatiscommonlyknownasBrexit,andtoabroaderandmoreproductivediscussionaboutBritain’srelationshipwiththebloc. However,whileofferingsomeconcessionsdesignedtodothat,Mrs.MaydidnotgiveanyfreshinsightintothetypeoftiessheultimatelywantsBritaintohavetothebloc-aquestionthatdivideshercabinetandherConservative,orTory,Party. TheEuropeanUnion’schiefnegotiators,MichelBarnier,issuedacautiousresponse,sayinginastatementthat,“WelookforwardtotheUnitedKingdom’snegotiatorsexplainingtheconcreteimplicationsofPrimeMinisterTheresaMay’sspeech.OurambitionistofindarapidagreementontheconditionsoftheUnitedKingdom’sorderlywithdrawal,aswellasonapossibletransitionperiod.” AlthoughBritainisscheduledtoexittheEuropeanUnionin2019,therehasbeenlittleprogressintalkssinceMarch,whenLondonformallyannounceditsintentiontoleave.BrusselsisinsistingthatBritainagreetothetermsofthedivorcebeforediscussingfuturetradeties,whiletheBritishwouldliketodobothsimultaneously. Inlightofthecontinuingstandoff,manybusinessworryabouta“cliffedge”scenario,inwhichBritainwouldcrashoutwithoutadeal,soMrs.Mayisunderpressuretofindawayoutoftheimpasses.SpeakinginFlorenceonFriday,Mrs.MaydidnotsaypreciselyhowmuchmoneyBritainwouldcontinuetocontributetotheEuropeanUnion.ButshemadeasignificantpromisethattheBritish-whoarebignetcontributorstothebloc-wouldnotleaveaholeintheunion’sbudgetin2019and2020. “Idonotwantourpartnerstofearthattheywillneedtopaymoreorreceivelessovertheremainderofthecurrentbudgetplanasaresultofourdecisiontoleave.”Mrs.Maysaid.Thatwouldprobablymeanpaymentsofaround20billioneuros,orabout$24billion,afterBritain’sdeparture.Itwouldalsoeffectivelymaintainthestatequoforthedurationofatwo-yeartransitionperiod,meaningthatBritainwouldallowthefreemovementofEuropeanworkersandacceptrulingsfromtheEuropeanCourtofJustice.Thisaloneisunlikelytobeenoughtosatisfythe27othermembernations,butMrs.Mayhintedthatshewouldbewillingtogofurtherand“honorcommitmentswehavemadeduringtheperiodofourmembership.” Inaddition,Mrs.MayproposedasecuritypartnershipwiththeEuropeanUnion,stressingBritain’simportanceasadefensepower,andalsoofferednewlegalsafeguardstoguaranteetherightsofEuropeanUnioncitizensinBritainafterBrexit. Overall,Mrs.MaysoughttostressthecommoninterestLondonshareswithcontinentalEuropeancapitalsinreachinganagreementandavoidingdisruptiontotrade,wrappingherodderindialoguethatwasmorepositive,andlessantagonistic,thanthatofsomepreviousinterventions. EuropeanUnionnegotiatorshaverefusedtotalkaboutpost-Brexittiesuntiltheyjudgethatthereis“sufficientprogress”ontheissuestheyconsiderapriority.thestatesofEuropeanUnioncitizensinBritainafteritleaves,theborderbetweenIrelandandNorthernIreland(whichisapartoftheUnitedKingdom)andBritain’sfinancialcommitmentstothebloc. Thereislittlesignyetthattheother27nationsarepreparedtograntBritainabespokeagreement,andofficialshavewarnedLondononnumerousoccasionsthattherewouldbeno“cherrypicking”ofthepartsofEuropeanUnionmembershipitlikes. Accordingtothepassage,whichofthe
A.Britain has agreed to discuss the conditions of the exit before discussing the future trade ties. B.Theresa May has mapped out the blue print of the relations between Britain and EU. C.EU might not be satisfied with May’s Speech. D.Britain is fully prepared to withdraw from EU in an orderly way.正确答案C
