The President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, said today in Coimbra that “it is becoming more likely” that there will be a Portuguese member of the European Council.
“I have the feeling that it’s becoming more likely that there will be a Portuguese member of the European Council in Brussels this fall,” said Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, when questioned by journalists on the sidelines of the inauguration of a mural paying tribute to Alberto Martins and the 1969 Academic Crisis in Coimbra.
The President of the Republic stressed to journalists that he refuses to comment on any specific court decision.
“I’m not going to comment on the decisions of the courts, but I’m going to repeat in another way a comment I’ve already made, which is more political,” said Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, hinting at the strong likelihood of there being a Portuguese member of the European Council.
In December 2023, the President of the Republic wished that the former Prime Minister, António Costa, “would be in a position to have a place in Europe” as President of the European Council.
