Macron says there is EU "consensus" for new reforms

TALLINN - 29 September 2017: French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday European Union leaders agreed during a summit dinner that they should push ahead more quickly with reforms of the bloc.

Macron used the dinner in Tallinn to expound a vision of faster, deeper EU integration which he laid out in a speech on Tuesday. He told reporters the meeting had been "fruitful".

"Last night's discussions showed there's a common realization of a need for a leap forward in Europe," he said.

"Today we're all convinced Europe must move ahead faster and stronger, for more sovereignty, more unity and more democracy."