Estonia has officially opened its EU presidency on Thursday (29 June) with a ceremony that included some unconventional elements.
After speeches by Estonian prime minister Juri Ratas, European Council president Donald Tusk, and European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker, three bagpipe musicians performed Ludwig van Beethoven's Ode to Joy, the unofficial EU anthem.
The ceremony also included acrobatic performances, a boys' choir, and a theatre play.
But Juncker and Tusk ma...
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