European Council President-elect António Costa will be in Brussels this Friday to meet European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
Former Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa, who was elected as the next president of the European Council on Thursday, will meet von der Leyen as well as Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, who has been appointed High Representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs. and Security Policy.
The decision was made at a meeting of the European Council in Brussels, at which EU leaders also nominated Ursula von der Leyen for a second term at the helm of the community executive, subject to final approval by the European Parliament. appointed Kaia Callas head of European diplomacy, subject to election by members of the European Parliament from the entire College of Commissioners.
Following his resignation following a judicial investigation, the former Portuguese prime minister was chosen to succeed Belgium’s Charles Michel (in office since 2019) at the helm of the European Council, the EU institution that brings together the bloc’s heads of state and government. Community, when appointed by a qualified majority (55% of the 27 Member States, representing 65% of the total European population).
António Costa is the first Portuguese and first socialist to head the European Council.
Source: CM Jornal
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