Portugal's prime minister has 'total political confidence' in justice minister
Lusa - Portugal - 05/01/2021
The Prime Minister has expressed “total political confidence” in the Minister for Justice, Francisca Van Dunem, and argued that the “lapses” in the CV of European Public Prosecutor José Guerra originated from a note from the Justice Policy…
Blocking EU-China agreement on the basis of the US would be a "bad sign", says Costa
Lusa - Portugal - 04/01/2021
António Costa considers that “it would be a bad sign” for the European Union to block the investment agreement with China, concluded a few days ago, to coordinate with the United States, because Europe must be an autonomous global actor.
In an interview with Lusa…
Guinea Bissau: Portuguese prime minister to make state visit before Christmas
Lusa - Guinea Bissau - 09/12/2020
The Portuguese Prime Minister, António Costa, is making an official visit to Guinea Bissau between 19 and 20 December, the office of the head of the Guinean government, Nuno Gomes Nabiam, announced on Wednesday in a note published on social networks.
The announcement was…
EU-African Union summit will not take place until 2021, Costa said
Lusa - Portugal - 08/10/2020
Prime Minister António Costa today took it for granted that the summit between the European Union and the African Union will only take place in 2021, putting an end to the uncertainty surrounding the date of the meeting.
“We are certain that the EU-Africa summit in…
Marcelo and Costa have lunch today, after a mini-crisis with Centeno
Jornal de Notícias - Portugal - 14/05/2020
The Prime Minister and the President of the Republic have lunch together this Thursday at the Palace of Belém, in Lisbon, after meeting with epidemiologists at Infarmed. In the case of the usual weekly meeting, the episode of the mini-crisis with Mário Centeno, for now…
Covid-19: Duplicity of Costa and Centeno positions on EU response weakens Portugal - BE
Lusa - Portugal - 21/04/2020
The BE coordinator, Catarina Martins, criticized today the different positions on the European response to the crisis of the Prime Minister, António Costa, and the Minister of Finance, Mário Centeno, as President of the Eurogroup, considering that this duplicity weakens Portugal.
Dutch government crisis arises after "disgusting" position
Diário de Notícias - 01/04/2020
António Costa's criticisms, followed by reactions from Spanish and Italian diplomats, are causing controversy within Mark Rutte's own executive and in Dutch society.
