French President Emmanuel Macron, second left, speaks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, second right, prior to a round table meeting at an EU summit in Brussels on Friday, Oct. 20, 2017. European Union leaders gathered Friday to weigh progress in negotiations on Britain's departure from their club as they look for new ways to speed up the painfully slow moving process. At center is EU Chief Brexit Negotiator Michel Barnier and at right is Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)