European Union
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The European Union is a political and economic union of 27 member states that are located primarily in Europe. A supranational union with a total area of 4,233,255 km2 and an estimated population of j
Treaty of Paris (1951), establishing the ECSC
Signing ceremony of the Treaty of Rome (1957), establishing the EEC
Gerald Ford and the American delegation at the CSCE (1975)
Maastricht Treaty (1992), establishing the EU
António Costa
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António Luís Santos da Costa is a Portuguese lawyer and politician who has served as president of the European Council since 2024. He previously served as prime minister of Portugal from 2015 to 2024
European Union
…sets the broad political direction of the union. It convenes at least four times a year and comprises the president of the European Council (presently António Costa), the president of the European Commission and one representative per member state (either its head of state or head of government). The high representative…
Official portrait, 2024
Costa in 2004
Costa at the Informal EU-Leaders' Meeting in Salzburg in 2018
Costa meets with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Lisbon, Portugal on 5 December 2019.