European Council Decision (EU) 2022/492 electing the President of the European Council

Summary:

Decision (EU) 2022/492 - adopted by the European Council on 24 March 2022 - renewing the mandate of Charles Michel as President of the European Council.

Further information:

The President chairs European Council meetings and drives forward its work. He also ensures the external representation of the EU at his level on issues concerning its common foreign and security policy.

Charles Michel was elected as President of the European Council in July 2019, for a mandate lasting between December 2019 and May 2022. In accordance with the Treaty on the European Union (TEU), the holder of the office may be re-elected once.

Mr Michel was reelected for a second mandate on 24 March 2022 at a European Council summit. This mandate lasts between June 2022 and November 2024.

Official

European Council: Press Release, 24/03/2022: Charles Michel re-elected president of the European Council https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2022/03/24/charles-michel-re-elected-president-of-the-european-council/

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News

Politico, 24/03/2022: Charles Michel reelected as European Council president https://www.politico.eu/article/charles-michel-re-elected-european-council-president/

VRT News, 25/03/2022: Former Belgian PM reappointed for a second term as head of the European Council https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/en/2022/03/25/former-belgian-pm-reappointed-for-a-second-term-as-head-of-the-e/

The Brussels Times, 26/03/2022: Mixed feelings as Charles Michel is quietly re-elected Council President https://www.brusselstimes.com/212872/mixed-feelings-as-charles-michel-is-quietly-re-elected-council-president

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Commentary and Analysis

EPRS: Briefing, March 2022: Charles Michel as President of the European Council https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_BRI(2022)699481

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