Illa and Costa reaffirm need to strengthen EU amid global tensions

António Costa premiered his first official trip to Spain as president of the European Council with a visit to Barcelona to participate in the Cercle d’Economia. It is comforting that a position as influential as his own is in the hands of a politician who has had the experience of being mayor – he was from Lisbon between 2007 and 2015 – three times Minister – for Parliamentary Affairs, Justice and Home Affairs – and also Prime Minister of Portug…

In an interview with "M�s 3/24", the President of the European Council also celebrated the election of Friedrich Merz as Chancellor and said that having "a strong Germany is good for Europe"

Illa and Costa reaffirm need to strengthen EU amid global tensions

President of the European Council visits Catalan government headquarters in Barcelona

The president of the European Council, António Costa, has asked Europe to take advantage of the current moment of geopolitical disorder to promote new trade agreements with its allies, strengthen its competitiveness and strengthen its defense against external threats. We must not respond to protectionism with more protectionism, said the Portuguese leader during his intervention at the 40th Annual Meeting of the Cercle d’Economy. In that sense, …