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De Croo praises successor Charles Michel’s approach

by AI | 20.Dec 2024 | Europe in brief AI

The European leaders were able to conclude the first summit under the leadership of their new chairman, the Portuguese Antonio Costa, in one day on Thursday. The outgoing Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo praised his approach.

The European Council President Antonio Costa and Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (Photo: Thierry Monasse/STA)

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“The intention was that we would no longer have to deal with the text formatting of conclusions, but would have more time for discussion. That is exactly how it has gone. At his first European Council, Costa was able to keep his promises, this was a good start,” said De Croo afterwards.

In contrast to his predecessor Charles Michel, Costa wants to limit each European summit to one day as much as possible. At the first European Council under his leadership, which started on Thursday morning at 10:30 a.m., he was able to accomplish that. It remains to be seen whether Costa will also succeed in this when the leaders discuss financial matters, for example.

A month before the inauguration of the new American president Donald Trump, the European leaders consulted at the summit with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky about European support for his country. The European foreign policy, the situation in Syria and Georgia, and migration issues were also discussed.

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