1h. André Ventura criticizes Prime Minister's support for António Costa at the European Council

The leader of Chega reiterates, once again, that he will not support the candidacy of the former ruler. Furthermore, the UTAO calculation for the recovery of teachers' length of service is lower than that of the Government.

Macron, even after a tough defeat in the Europeans, should not give up on an alternative hypothesis to von der Leyen. Still, António Costa seems to be the most likely name for the presidency of the Council. The content António Costa closer to the European Council appears first in Jornal i..

Costa is much closer to having the right profile to navigate the heavy and deep waters of a sick Europe than to perform executive functions. Pedro Norton's opinion

It is not yet certain what the future holds for António Costa, but, at least, the prime minister “is struggling to welcome the election if it comes to fruition,” Pedro Duarte, the minister of Parliamentary Affairs, told SIC Notícias.

"Penso que é nosso dever coletivo tomar uma decisão até ao final de junho - já o afirmei várias vezes publicamente e não mudei de opinião. Os 27 líderes têm de trabalhar arduamente para garantir que haverá um acordo sobre esta decisão [de cargos de topo] e sobre a agenda estratégica", afirmou Charles Michel. Em declarações aos jornalistas europeus em Bruxelas após um jantar informal de líderes que terminou sem acordo numa primeira tentativa sob…

Mafalda Anjos says that European leaders are in a hurry to choose names for the 'top jobs' in the European Union, following the elections. At a time when the leaders of the European Council are meeting to discuss the names for the top positions within the community bloc, a suggestion emerges to 'split the European Council term in half', and 'things may complicate', warns the commentator.