The problem is that today’s reality is very different in terms of party context, but also in terms of the margin that governments have to carry out economic policies. While Cavaco shakes up the system, Montenegro gains momentum as a statesman with the support for António Costa for president of the European Council: 20 years after Durão Barroso became president of the European Commission during Euro-2004, António Costa becomes president of the European Council during Euro-2024. History does not actually repeat itself, but sometimes it rhymes…
Illustration by Carlos Paes using AI
This episode features comments from João Pedro Henriques, Expresso journalist, Liliana Valente, Politics coordinator and Eunice Lourençoo, Politics editor, with moderation by Vítor Matos. The sound design is by Tomás Delfim and the illustration is by Carlos Paes.
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