The EU chooses a new leader for a new term
Jun 29, 2024
Geneva [Switzerland], June 29: According to AFP, the leaders of the 27 member countries at the meeting in Belgium that ended on the evening of June 27 (local time) also chose former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa to be the president of the European Council 5 year period. All three candidates come from the centrist coalition that controls the European Parliament, despite the rise of the far right. Ms. von der Leyen and Ms. Kallas will need approval from the European Parliament (EP) in a secret vote, and Mr. Costa will replace Mr. Charles Michel from December 1 without this approval.
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