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Politico (22 November 2024)

Aitor Hernández-Morales

When António Costa takes office as president of the European Council on Dec. 1, he will become the first person from an ethnic minority to head one of the European Union’s most important institutions.

In his first interview with POLITICO since he was tapped for the post in June, the former Portuguese prime minister, who is of Goan-Mozambican descent, said he was keen to use his Indian heritage to redefine Europe’s often unequal relationship with Asia, Africa and South America.

While the EU has historically had good relations with the United States, its complicated colonial history has sometimes hindered its ability to forge strong ties with the rest of the world. 

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