10月6日，里斯本消息：葡萄牙总理路易斯·蒙特内格罗周二表示，该国正努力推动安东尼奥·科斯塔与罗伯塔·梅茨奥拉分别连任欧洲理事会主席与欧洲议会议长。他认为这种连续性将有助于提升欧盟的稳定性。
LISBON, Oct 6 - Portugal is pushing to reappoint Antonio Costa and Roberta Metsola as heads of the European Council and European Parliament, respectively, Prime Minister Luis Montenegro said on Tuesday, saying that continuity would strengthen the European Union's stability.
- 目前，作为欧洲议会最大党团的欧洲人民党内部正在讨论该党领袖曼弗雷德·韦伯提出的保留现任欧盟高层人选的提议，蒙特内格罗的表态正是在此背景下作出的。
• Montenegro's comments come amid discussions within the centre-right European People's Party, the European Parliament's largest grouping, over a proposal by EPP leader Manfred Weber to keep the current lineup of the top jobs.
- 蒙特内格罗在斯特拉斯堡对记者强调，延长身为社会党人的前葡萄牙总理科斯塔以及欧洲人民党成员梅茨奥拉的任期，能够“确保欧盟各机构具备更高的稳定性与更强的运作能力”。
• Montenegro told reporters in Strasbourg that extending the mandates of former Portuguese premier Costa, a Socialist, and the EPP's Metsola would "guarantee greater stability and stronger operational capacity for the European institutions".
- 科斯塔于2024年末上任，原定任期将于明年5月31日届满。根据欧盟相关规定，欧洲理事会主席可再连任一个为期两年半的任期。
• Costa took office in late 2024 for an initial term due to end on May 31 next year. Under EU rules, the European Council president may serve one further 2-1/2-year term.
- 梅茨奥拉则于2024年7月再次当选欧洲议会议长，其当前任期将于今年1月到期，届时议员们将选出新一届议会领导层以完成2024至2029年的任期。
• Malta's Metsola was re-elected president of the European Parliament in July 2024 and her term expires in January, when lawmakers are due to elect the parliament's leadership for the remainder of the 2024-2029 mandate.