Peace in Ukraine ‘cannot mean capitulation’ to Russia, EU chief says
A year into the job as European Council president, António Costa says fears about US walking away from Ukraine have not come to pass
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First G20 on African soil undermined by Trump administration
US boycott and Ukraine talks deflected attention from Cyril Ramaphosa’s agenda
Israel’s Gaza City plan greeted with widespread international criticism
Move to expand Israeli operations in the Palestinian territory would expel close to a million residents from their homes
Brussels and Beijing talk trade and Ukraine, but deliver few concrete results
Short statement on climate highlights a summit more notable for its occurrence than its achievements
EU must keep ‘nerves of steel’ in talks with US on tariffs, Costa says
As G7 summit where trade issues are likely to feature opens, EU Council president says Europe wants to avoid a trade war
Starmer and Tusk to join Macron-led crisis summit in Paris for talks on Trump’s Ukraine plan
UK and Polish prime ministers among leaders invited to French capital on Monday for talks amid fears US leader is sidelining allies
Leaders call for EU to relax restrictions on defence lending
Request comes ahead of summit in Brussels to discuss Europe’s security
‘Operation Influencer’: Portugal’s PM undone by wiretaps, lavish dinners and pile of cash
Prosecutors allege ‘influence peddling’ in scandal that brought down António Costa
WeWork: hyped start-up to investor darling to bankruptcy in just 13 years
Planet Business: António Costa resigns as Portuguese prime minister, Lidiane Jones swaps Slack for Bumble and this year’s hotly-tipped Christmas toys
Spain and Portugal approve gas price cap to cut energy bills
EU to grant both countries special energy status
Portugal PM seeks to shelter economy from Ukraine fallout as he begins third term
Costa advocates emulating the EU’s co-financed €800bn pandemic recovery plan to alleviate the economic impact of the Ukraine crisis
The Irish Times view of Portugal’s election: Socialists triumph
Radical left’s withdrawal of backing for the government did not play well with many of its former supporters
Portugal’s Socialists win surprise majority as voters ‘bank on stability’
Prime minister António Costa upsets polls and can now govern without other left support
Portugal’s PM claims Socialists have won full parliamentary majority in general election
Costa has won plaudits for turning around Portugal’s post-crisis economy
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