European Council summit as it happened

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May arrives at the EU summit
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May arrives at the EU summit Copyright REUTERS/Yves Herman
By Emma Beswick
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After two days that mainly centred around speculation concerning Brexit, the EU summit concluded with little progress made

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Day one of the European Commission summit was packed full of Brexit talk, which concluded in claims that UK Prime Minister Theresa May has hinted at a longer transition period, according to EU sources.

EU leaders on Thursday shifted focus to the topics of migration and internal security.

The issue of cybersecurity also came up in the conclusions presented by the council as the summit drew to a close.

Leaders went home with after two with little progress made on Brexit negotiations.

Here's how events unfolded during the summit:

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