EU Commission head Juncker still with his State of the Union speech 13 Sept

  • Europe will go on
  • Britons will soon regret decision to leave EU, as the EU regrets their leaving
  • calls for EU summit on day after Brexit, March 30 2019 in Romania to map out future of EU
  • urges Europe to be ambitious in plans for integration, time is short while circumstances favourable
  • EU should combine roles of commission president and council president in future
  • rules out seeking second term in 2019

Juncker flying the flag for Europe as ever but none of it market moving material.

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