The Latest Breaking News from António Costa

When EU leaders gathered for their first ever meeting solely dedicated to defence issues on February 3, in Brussels, the war in Ukraine was uppermost on their minds. Yet, three weeks before the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukraine is only the tip of an iceberg of security challenges…

Possible security pact overshadowed by need to settle EU-UK dispute over fishing rights

Veterans’ help and healthcare among NGOs whose USAid funding has been cut off; Hungary steps aside from blocking Russia sanctions. What we know on day 1,070

Brief talks on 'mutually beneficial’ relations will look at security and defence, but even modest ambitions will be difficult to agree

UK PM Keir Starmer to attend EU leaders' meeting in Brussels, focusing on defense cooperation and strategic ties post-Brexit.

Kaja Kallas’s visit comes on her first day in office with the new head of the European council, António Costa, also making the trip to Ukraine

Prime minister has pledged to repair damaged relations with the European Union for the benefit of ‘generations to come’

Estonia’s PM, Kaja Kallas, set to become the EU’s top diplomat, while former Portuguese PM António Costa takes over as president of the European Council

Agreement between three pro-European blocks would make Estonian PM top diplomat and former Portuguese PM council president

European Commission president appears likely to keep her job as meetings continue to decide who gets top EU roles

Macron’s move to call snap elections also seen as helping commission president’s bid for second term