LISBON – Portugal’s António Costa has long been building support among European peers to become the president of the European Council, hoping his skills as a pragmatic negotiator will help him win the job.
Costa, 62, stepped down as Portugal’s prime minister last November over an investigation into alleged illegalities in his government’s handling of several large investment projects.
But Costa has denied wrongdoing, was never charged with a crime and is the frontrunner to succeed Belgium’s Charles Michel as the person who chairs summits of the 27 EU national leaders at which the…
