Press release 13-03-2018 - 17:30 Reference No: 20180309IPR99442
Debate with Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa on the future of Europe
The Prime Minister of Portugal António Costa will be the third EU leader to debate the future of Europe with MEPs, on Wednesday at 10.00.
EP President Antonio Tajani and Portugal’s PM António Costa will hold a joint press point after the debate, at around 12.30, in front of the protocol room.
You can watch the plenary debate and the press point via EP Live and EbS+.
This will be the third of a series of debates between EU heads of state or government and MEPs on the future of the European Union, after Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar on 17 January and Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković on 6 February. The next future of Europe debate, with French President Emmanuel Macron, is scheduled for the April plenary session, followed by debates with Charles Michel (Belgium) and Xavier Bettel (Luxembourg) in May.
Background
António Costa was a Socialist MEP and Vice-President of the European Parliament from July 2004 to March 2005, when he resigned to become Minister of State and Home Affairs in Portugal. He has held several political roles, including as Mayor of Lisbon for eight years. Mr Costa became Prime Minister of Portugal on 26 November 2015.
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Contacts
Isabel Teixeira NADKARNI Press Officer (+32) 2 28 32198 (BXL) (+33) 3 881 76758 (STR) (+32) 498 98 33 36 [email protected]
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