STRASBOURG, Sept 13 (Reuters) - European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker makes his annual keynote State of the European Union address to the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Wednesday.
These are highlights of what the EU chief executive has said so far:
FUTURE OF EUROPE
"The wind is back in Europe's sails. Now we have a window of opportunity, but it will not stay open forever. Let us make the most of the moment: catch the wind in our sails."
TRADE
"I'd like to reinforce, to strengthen our European trade programmes. Europe is open to trade but there must be reciprocity. We have to get as much back as we put in."
"Partners across the globe are lining up at our door to conclude trade agreements with us."
"Today, we are proposing to open trade negotiations with Australia and New Zealand.... I would like these trade agreements to be completed by the end of our mandate."
"Trade is not an abstract concept, it's jobs, new opportunities for European businesses."
"Every million (euro) of exports that we have equals 14,000 extra jobs in Europe."
"Trade is also exporting our social and environmental rules... protection of data and food safety."
"We suggest today a new framework for the EU on... investment screening."
MIGRATION
"Italy is saving the honour of Europe in the Mediterranean."
"Migration remains on our radar. We have managed to make real progress. Today we protect the external frontier in a more efficient manner."
"We have managed to slow down the flow of regular migrants. We have reduced the number of irregular arrivals."
"We have considerably reduced the number of human lives lost in the Mediterranean."
"Those who have no right to stay in Europe have to go back to their country of origin."
"We have to considerably strengthen our activities in this area."
"Today we protect external frontiers in more efficient manner."
"Solidarity cannot be an exclusively intra-European issue... It's also about creating greater solidarity in Africa."
"Irregular migration will only stop when the migrants have another option... a legal migration system."
INDUSTRY/DIESELGATE
"The Commission wants to make our industry stronger and more competitive.
"I am proud of our car industry but I am shocked when clients and users are intentionally cheated."
"I invite the car industry to make proper amends for that and correct what they are doing."
"The Commission will shortly present a proposal to reduce carbon in the transport sector."
EASTERN EUROPE
"There cannot be second-class workers in Europe. People working in the same place doing the same work should receive the same remuneration."
"There can be no second-class consumers in Europe. I cannot accept that people, especially in central and eastern Europe, are buying poorer quality products with the same labels and packaging as in other countries."
"It is high time to bring Romania and Bulgaria into the Schengen area. Croatia too deserves full membership in the Schengen area as soon as all criteria are met."