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Macron says there is EU `consensus` for new reforms

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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.

TALLINN (Reuters) – 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 &ldquo-fruitful&rdquo-.

&ldquo-Last night&rsquo-s discussions showed there&rsquo-s a common realization of a need for a leap forward in Europe,&rdquo- he said.

&ldquo-Today we&rsquo-re all convinced Europe must move ahead faster and stronger, for more sovereignty, more unity and more democracy.&rdquo-

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