Antonio Costa became the President of the European Council.
Antonio Costa, former Prime Minister of Portugal, who was previously a candidate for the presidency of the European Council in 2019, finally succeeded Charles Michel of Belgium.
As a result, on Thursday, the fate of two other top jobs in the European Union was determined for a five-year term. Ursula von der Leyen remained at the helm of the European Commission, while Antonio Costa took over the leadership of the European Council.
Costa, a 62-year-old socialist, has about 10 years of experience as Prime Minister.
Even before this, his international experience had convinced then-German Chancellor Angela Merkel in 2019 to invite him to take over the presidency of the European Council, a proposal that was not accepted by Mr. Costa.
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