Charles Michel is stepping down

According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency quoting “De Presse” newspaper, Charles Michel, the President of the Council of the European Union, has announced that he wants to participate in the upcoming European elections and enter the European Parliament.

This senior European official On Saturday, he told various Belgian media: I have decided to participate in the European elections in June 2024. This means that if he is elected, he will give up his position as the president of the European Council.

This Belgian official said: After the European elections – in End of June and beginning of July – EU heads of state and government can discuss the succession to the Council presidency. European leaders must also decide when a successor will take office. He emphasized that it is relatively easy to organize a successor for this position.

48-year-old Michel stated in another part of the conversation that in the June 9 election, the list of the Belgian Liberal Party He will lead the Mouvement Réformateur (MR).

According to him, 2024 is a very important election year in Europe as well as in other parts of the world. He added: “Especially, the European project is at a crossroads and there is a need to strengthen the legitimacy of European democracy.” The former prime minister of Belgium said that he wants to play an active role in this regard. He said: I want to be a part of the team of European project builders and I am applying to continue serving it.

to do so that his responsibility as the president of the European Council is not jeopardized for the time being. The task of the President of the Council of the European Union is to coordinate the cooperation and meetings of the leaders between the countries of the European Union. Michel assumed this position in December 2019. He wants to hold this position until the swearing-in of parliament members scheduled for July 16.

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