The President of the Republic wished this Sunday that the Prime Minister “was able to gain a place in Europe” as President of the European Council, saying that this would be a way for António Costa to “do what he does best” .
“For example, I would like the Prime Minister to have a place in Europe, as President of the European Council,” reflected Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, speaking to journalists, in Barreiro, Setúbal district.
For the head of state, this would be a way for António Costa – who resigned on November 7 – to “really do what he is good at, what he likes to do and which has allowed him to enjoy great prestige in European terms during these eight years. in which he is perhaps Europe’s longest-serving prime minister.”
Asked if he knows if the outgoing Prime Minister has this desire, Marcelo replied: “I don’t know if he has the desire, but it is normal that he has it, because in Europe the different political families think it is natural for him to have it. ,” he said.
Source: DN
