Antonio Costa, the former Prime Minister of Portugal, who was previously mentioned as one of the candidates for the post of President of the European Council in 2019, finally succeeded Charles Michel.
In this way, on Thursday, the fate of two The EU’s other top job is set for a five-year term: Ursula van der Leyen remaining at the helm of the European Commission and Antonio Costa heading the European Council.
Costa, who is a 62-year-old socialist, has about 10 years of experience as prime minister.
His international experiences even convinced Angela Merkel, the then German chancellor, to invite him to take over the presidency of the European Council in 2019; An offer that was not accepted by Mr. Costa.
