EU summit: Michel re-elected as Council President

Charles Michel will remain EU Council President until November 2024. At the EU summit in Brussels, the heads of state and government confirmed the Belgian in office. The election was unanimous.

Belgian Charles Michel has been unanimously re-elected President of the European Council. As the Council announced, all EU heads of state and government spoke out in favor of Michel’s second term. The Belgian politician took up his post in December 2019 for two and a half years. The second term begins on June 1, 2022 and ends on November 30, 2024.

Michel’s last term

Among other things, the head of the council is responsible for convening and preparing EU summits and mediating between the EU states. He can also travel abroad for diplomatic work. Since the Council President can only be re-elected once, it will also be Michel’s last term.

Previously Prime Minister in Belgium

The post of EU Council President has only existed in its current form since 2009. It was first held by the Belgian Herman Van Rompuy, followed by the Pole Donald Tusk.

Michel was born in Namur, southern Belgium, in December 1975. Prior to his appointment as EU Council President, Michel was, among other things, the head of the Belgian government. The terrorist attacks on Brussels Airport and the Maelbeek metro station in 2016 also took place during this period.