António Costa, president of the European Council, used a football metaphor to defend that Europe needs to create "European champions" capable of boosting the bloc's competitiveness. The Portuguese politician argued that it is necessary to mobilize talent from the 27 European nations to face global challenges.
Costa used Paris Saint-Germain as an example of a European champion, highlighting that even this team cannot play only with French players and needs athletes from other countries to succeed. The president of the European Council concluded that Europe should follow this model to create true European champions.
According to Costa, European teams and companies need to be open to the 27 nationalities of the bloc in order to attract and mobilize the best talent from across Europe. This message was conveyed through a post on the social media platform Instagram.
