Portuguese Former Prime Minister Antonio Costa At "Europe and the Future: The New Legislature" Debate

LISBON, PORTUGAL - JUNE 18: Portuguese former Prime Minister Antonio Costa sits smiling onstage during the discussion on "Europe and the Future: The New Legislature," with former President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy taking place immediately after the European elections and before the first post-election European Council meeting, at Abreu Advogados premises on June 18, 2024, in Lisbon, Portugal. Former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa is being considered to succeed Belgian Charles Michel (in office since 2019) at the head of the European Council, the EU institution that brings together the EU's heads of government and state, in an appointment made by European leaders, who decide by qualified majority. (Photo by Horacio Villalobos#Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)