Prime Minister Luis Montenegro is having lunch with António Costa at the official residence of São Bento on Monday, during the first meeting between them since Portugal was elected to the presidency of the European Council.
Montenegro suggests that the government’s “cooperation and interaction” with António Costa “will be complete.” “Always count on the Portuguese government,” the Prime Minister said.
“I hope to justify the trust that Portugal has placed in me,” Antonio Costa began. The current President of the European Council also recalled that whenever a Portuguese works abroad, he values Portugal.
This will be the first meeting between Luis Montenegro and António Costa since European Union heads of state and government last Thursday elected the former Socialist prime minister as president of the European Council for a two-year term. December 1, 2024
António Costa is the first Portuguese and the first socialist to head the European Council.
Montenegro has never hidden its support for António Costa in the top European position since he joined the government in early April, and Costa thanked the current prime minister shortly after last Thursday’s elections.
In a post on social media X, Montenegro congratulated the former prime minister on his election as president of the European Council, saying he hoped the European Union (EU) would be “more united and able to build bridges.”
“The European Council has a new president. Congratulations to António Costo on behalf of the Portuguese government,” the head of government wrote in a post on the social network X.
“Europe faces big challenges and we will count on everyone to defend a more united European Union, capable of building bridges so that states can give people the answers they need,” Luis Montenegro said in his message.
European Council President-elect António Costa announced on the same social media platform that he would take on the role with a “great sense of mission”, aiming to promote unity among the 27 member states and the Strategic Agenda for the next five years. .
“It is with a great sense of mission that I will take on the responsibility of becoming the next President of the European Council. I thank the members of the European Council for the trust they have placed in me by electing me, as well as the European Socialist Party (PSE) and the Portuguese Government for supporting me in this decision,” wrote António Costa.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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