The president of the European Council is the person presiding over and driving forward the work of the European Council on the world stage. This institution comprises the college of heads of state or
Antonio Costa Portrait 2024
President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy during a visit to the Paranal Observatory.
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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
President of the European Council
…He was re-elected in March 2022 for a second term for period from 1 June 2022 to 30 November 2024. Effective 1 December 2024, Michel was replaced by António Costa, who had left office as Portuguese prime minister earlier the same year, becoming the fourth and latest President of the European Council. The first…
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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.