GETTY European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker has issued a plea for unity to EU leaders

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The European Commission president said European leaders need more than “poems and declarations” following lacklustre talks of 27 EU member states in Slovakian capital Bratislava. He said the meeting failed to deliver “sufficiently concrete” results, adding: “We don’t need poems, we don’t need solemn declarations.

GETTY Juncker (right) said Europe needs concrete solutions and not 'poems'

“We will need to adopt a program which will allow us to make progress.” The former Luxembourg prime minister said leaders must do better to save the failing superstate at a summit in Brussels later this month.

GETTY Juncker said Europe faces an 'existential threat' over the migration crisis

We will need to adopt a program which will allow us to make progress Jean-Claude Juncker

The European Council will next meet on October 19 where member states will try to figure out a solution to the migrant crisis, progress on trade deals with the US and Canada and diplomatic tensions with Russia. Heads of state from across the struggling bloc agreed on a “roadmap” for the future of the EU at the Bratislava meeting – with Britain excluded from any discussions.

The roadmap set out plans for beefed-up border controls and the framework for a controversial EU army. But the Brussels boss admitted the EU faced an “existential crisis” brought about by the migration crisis, economic stagnation and Brexit.

LIVE: Bratislava EU summit Fri, September 16, 2016 LIVE: A look through the key moments at the EU summit held in Bratislava. Play slideshow Getty•REUTERS 1 of 12 EU leaders attend the European Union summit in Bratislava