“The pressure was always very great”: how António Costa arrived at the European Council
Tiago Antunes, who accompanied António Costa in all the last European councils, says that the “no†five years ago did not remove the pressure for him to be the next president of the Council. “The pressure was always very great,†he says, admitting that conversations with European leaders continued, even after leaving the position of prime minister – even to talk about the judicial investigation into which is target.
Matilde Fieschi
In this episode of Expresso da Manhã, Tiago Antunes recognizes that the mandate that follows (if there are no unforeseen events in the process that will only conclude in July) will be very difficult, not only because of the war in Ukraine, but also by the strength of the radical right in many countries. The Portuguese, however, “have to work with all of them, that is the task†. As for Luís Montenegro, he will be able to rest: Costa “will not be anyone’s shadow†.
Tiago Pereira Santos
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