Negotiations over the top positions of the European Union (EU) ended without reaching an agreement at an informal summit in Brussels on Monday.
European leaders do not want to prolong the impasse beyond this month and a new meeting is planned for June 27 and 28, the newspaper reported. Political.
The European People’s Party (EPP) has proposed that the Socialists and Democrats (SD) distribute mandates for the presidency of the European Council for the next five years.
The proposal to transfer a term of two and a half years to the Socialist candidate and another term of the same duration to the NPE candidate surprised the SD.
The second largest party in the European Parliament is unwilling to give up the presidency of the European Council, and Antonio Costa remains the favorite for the role.
The former prime minister enjoys the support of the heads of government of Spain, Germany and Slovenia and maintains good relations with French President Emmanuel Macron.
Prime Minister of Denmark, socialist Mette Frederiksen has already ruled herself out of the race, giving way to Antonio Costa. “I’m not a candidate,” he said. euronews at the entrance to the informal European summit.
The idea of distributing mandates in the European Council arose from Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic at an internal meeting of the EPP. “As the clear winner of the European elections, the EPP must lead the EU politically,” the politician confirmed on Monday on the social network X.
Other voices from the PPE have expressed doubts about António Costa’s suitability for the position currently held by Belgian Charles Michel. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has called for a “public clarification of the legal status” of the former prime minister involved in Operation Influential.
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said that the PES has doubts about Antonio Costa’s firm approach to the conflict in Ukraine.
Other positions
Consensus around Ursula von der Leyen’s second term as European Commission president also failed to materialize during informal talks on Monday.
The German took part in the first informal conversations with European leaders, but was absent until the party representatives’ dinner.
Maltese Roberta Metsola remains well placed to win a second term as president of the European Parliament, while Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas is close to being appointed EU high representative and head of foreign policy.
Author: morning Post
Source: CM Jornal
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