Antonio Costa

‘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

Sun Dec 03 2023 - 11:00

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

Sat Nov 11 2023 - 07:00

Spain and Portugal approve gas price cap to cut energy bills

EU to grant both countries special energy status

Fri May 13 2022 - 15:37

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

Wed Apr 06 2022 - 16:27

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

Mon Jan 31 2022 - 22:47

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

Mon Jan 31 2022 - 15:11

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

Mon Jan 31 2022 - 00:33

Portugal goes to the polls amid record Covid-19 numbers

Far-right Chega party vying to be the country’s third force in parliament

Sat Jan 29 2022 - 05:01

Cracks show in Spanish and Portuguese leftist fronts

Snap election expected in Portugal amid internal tensions in three-way alliance

Sun Oct 31 2021 - 18:00

Delta variant drives Spain’s Covid-19 rate to highest in mainland Europe

Infection rates in country have rocketed over past week, surpassing both Portugal and Russia

Wed Jul 07 2021 - 11:58

‘Why doesn’t Hungary leave EU?’ Orban confronted over LGBT law

Uproar over discriminatory law as 27 EU leaders meet for summit in Brussels

Thu Jun 24 2021 - 21:09

UK to be ‘tough’ on international travel as people scramble home from Portugal

June 21st unlocking may be scaled down as UK records highest Covid cases since March

Fri Jun 04 2021 - 20:10

Portugal says UK decision to drop it from Covid green list is ‘unfathomable’

British government’s move expected to trigger rush for flights home to UK

Fri Jun 04 2021 - 09:58

Covid-19: World aid arrives to India, Brazil’s fatalities top 400,000

World wrap: Local untraceable variant in Hong Kong, Indonesia approves Sinopharm

Fri Apr 30 2021 - 07:54

EU countries reach agreement on vaccine certificate

Step forward to agree digital system aimed to ease travel in the summer

Wed Apr 14 2021 - 18:37

First Covid-19 stimulus funds expected by mid-year

Money aims to underpin economic growth as EU aims to vaccinate most adults by September 21st

Fri Feb 12 2021 - 11:32

Dutch ‘manager’ Mark Rutte polling well despite mixed results

Hague Letter: After a reasonable start, the pandemic response has been patchy at best

Thu Jan 07 2021 - 17:24

Pandemic exposes cracks in Portugal’s left-wing pact

‘Odd contraption’ that keeps minority government in power under serious strain

Sat Dec 26 2020 - 01:00

Taoiseach tests negative for Covid following contact with Macron

French president understood to have been a coronavirus contagion risk as of Monday

Thu Dec 17 2020 - 21:48

Emmanuel Macron tests positive for coronavirus

Several European leaders self-isolating or in quarantine after meetings with French president

Thu Dec 17 2020 - 18:54

Portugal stands by €11m annual fee to host Web Summit

Mounting criticism of deal in Portugal after the pandemic forced the event to be held online

Tue Dec 15 2020 - 07:13

‘Political will’ exists for Brexit trade deal, says Portugal’s premier

António Costa warns against UK attempts to negotiate directly with national leaders

Tue Dec 15 2020 - 05:00

Dutch go out on limb in fractious negotiations on aid for fellow EU states

Little empathy evident in the Netherlands for countries devastated by Covid-19

Thu Apr 09 2020 - 19:00

Spain’s riven politics fails to rise to the challenge of coronavirus

Conspiracy theories and grudges characterise approach by right-wing opposition

Thu Apr 09 2020 - 17:01

Fierce backlash to Dutch hard line on eurobonds

Portugese PM describes Dutch finance minister’s dismissal of eurobonds as ‘repugnant’

Tue Mar 31 2020 - 18:38

Coronavirus: Italy prepares to increase fiscal stimulus

Italian prime minister called on ECB to help shore up economy

Wed Mar 11 2020 - 08:37

EU to launch Europe-wide debate on future of the union

Europe Letter: Obsession with internal organisation must give way to focus on issues

Thu Jan 23 2020 - 01:00

Portugal’s PM eyes new leftist partnership after election success

Socialist leader António Costa given huge endorsement with 37% of Sunday’s vote

Mon Oct 07 2019 - 20:49

Portugal’s Socialists win election but no outright majority – exit polls

Main question is who prime minister Antonio Costa will pick to stay in power

Sun Oct 06 2019 - 20:51

Memory and a strong left keep Portugal free of far-right forces

Immigration barely figures in debate ahead of Sunday’s election

Sat Oct 05 2019 - 06:00

Portugal’s Socialist miracle offers lessons for a divided Spain

Both Iberian states face general elections. Only one can currently expect a stable outcome

Wed Oct 02 2019 - 20:00

Spanish leader confident of forming leftist minority government

Socialist Sánchez has three weeks before new elections are called

Mon Sept 02 2019 - 18:45

Portugal rationing petrol as lorry drivers strike

About 30% of filling stations run out of fuel during industrial action over pay

Mon Aug 12 2019 - 16:58

Marathon EU summit on ‘top jobs’ to reconvene amid recriminations

Donald Tusk to put forward new compromise list of possible nominations

Mon Jul 01 2019 - 21:24