{"id":684,"date":"2018-08-27T00:54:31","date_gmt":"2018-08-27T00:54:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/soledad.pencidesign.net\/soledad-time-magazine\/the-trump-administration-just-did-something-unambiguously-good-for-obamacare-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c\/"},"modified":"2025-11-15T12:37:35","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T12:37:35","slug":"prime-minister-of-portugal-antonio-costa-arrives-for-a-meeting-with-european-union-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stage.pkrise.com\/?p=684","title":{"rendered":"Prime Minister of Portugal, Antonio Costa Arrives For A Meeting With EU"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li data-start=\"436\" data-end=\"950\">\n<p data-start=\"439\" data-end=\"499\"><strong data-start=\"439\" data-end=\"497\">Ant\u00f3nio Costa Is Now President of the European Council<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"503\" data-end=\"950\">\n<li data-start=\"503\" data-end=\"647\">\n<p data-start=\"505\" data-end=\"647\">Costa, formerly Prime Minister of Portugal, has been serving as <strong data-start=\"569\" data-end=\"606\">President of the European Council<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"651\" data-end=\"795\">\n<p data-start=\"653\" data-end=\"795\">In that role, he travels to meet other EU leaders, not as Portuguese PM, but as the Council President.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"651\" data-end=\"795\">\n<p data-start=\"653\" data-end=\"795\">For example, he did a \u201cTour des Capitales\u201d across EU member states to talk with heads of state or government.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"952\" data-end=\"1590\">\n<p data-start=\"955\" data-end=\"988\"><strong data-start=\"955\" data-end=\"986\">Security &amp; 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