tallinn german chancellor angela merkel praise french president emmanuel macron ambition european union thursday say ideas could foundation intense franco-german cooperation future europe meet summit dinner eu leaders estonia merkel recently elect macron keen bloc founder drive forward wake brexit though losses suffer win fourth term sunday mean europe lead politician face uncertain support home tuesday macron outline bold proposals european renewal call european union work closely defense migration euro zone budget urge peer put european vision national interest say address red line horizons however face cautious hear expound ideas fellow eu leaders dinner tallinn european horizons draw important avoid mirages desert way lithuania no-nonsense president dalia grybauskaite tweet discussion still go informal get-together arrange fly digital summit issue range data cybersecurity raise tax online firm set agenda could range widely even allow prime minister theresa may pitch ideas britain loom exit european union diplomats say focus fizz new initiatives notably macron eu source say strong share willingness maintain unity european union open address new ideas continue work deliver concrete result citizens french presidential source say france try impose ideas partner show common interest recognize need time reflect idea force people give binary response france force things source say add paris hop leaders could agree way work ideas come weeks october summit brussels estonia meet come four days german election raise prospect months tough coalition talk merkel influential eu leader two days macron rally cry deep integration national economies macron steal show one senior eu official say dinner debate many admire youthful new french president energy oratory years paris long drive force european union appear bereft self-confidence merkel tell reporters meet macron ideas could basis intense franco-german cooperation far proposals concern high level agreement german france must still discuss detail firm conviction europe stay still must continue develop say however may find hard commit berlin much barely start process build likely three-way coalition government macron also likely face polite firm resistance dinner call substantial pool national budget euro zone possible breakaway wealthy western state deep monetary union french presidential source recognize euro zone matter would easy might possible agreement items although merkel early thursday rule anything eastern european leaders cautious risk new cleavages continent leave behind plenty like dutch prime minister mark rutte move spirit behind tallinn dinner skeptical financial burden-sharing southern neighbor include france put national budget sound foot brussels diplomats shade nervous leaders leave unscripted devices time macron eu chief executive jean-claude juncker others deliver stream ideas focus bloc emerge slump series crises reinforce wake britain departure 2019. summit chair donald tusk moderate discussion go past midnight eu source say would consult colleagues come two weeks propose take work forward may also attend dinner despite britain increase isolation prepare quit bloc 18 months may arrive good sense whether keynote major brexit speech last friday succeed unblock talk brussels britain divorce package chief eu negotiator michel barnier praise thursday new dynamic brexit negotiations create concessions make may although progress still sufficient allow discussions transition period brexit future trade relations eu officials say expect direct feedback tallinn leaders expect talk individually pursue quest agreement open talk close tie bloc britain leave eu insist happen significant progress make divorce term notably much britain owe speech florence far avert stalemate eu negotiators say open way positive movement macron 's eu vision bolster franco-german axis merkel