A number of heads of state or government and representatives of European institutions and bodies have reacted positively or sceptically to the state of the union speech made by the President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, on Wednesday 13 September (see EUROPE 11861).
The Estonian Primer Minister, Jüri Ratas, felt that Juncker's proposals coincide with the priorities of the Estonian Presidency of the Council of the EU, and politely hailed the “honest discussion” that...