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Ljubljana – The Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob received the future President of the European Council Antonio Costa for a working lunch on Tuesday, who is touring the EU member states before taking office on December 1. The speakers exchanged views on current topics in the European Union and the world, including EU enlargement, the situation in Ukraine and the Middle East, as well as the competitiveness of the European economy.
“Excellent exchange of views on key EU topics with the newly appointed President of the European Council and dear friend Antonio Costa. I look forward to our further cooperation,” Golob wrote on the X network after the conversation.
The Prime Minister talked with Costa about the working methods of this council and exchanged views on current topics in the European Union and the world. They also placed special emphasis on other topics that will be at the forefront of discussions at the European Council meetings until the end of the year.
Costa visited Ljubljana as part of a tour of EU member states before taking office. The former Portuguese government leader from the ranks of socialists and democrats, who will succeed the Belgian Charles Michel in the position, was elected as the new President of the European Council by the heads of government and state of the EU member states after the European elections at the June summit. (November 5)
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