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Montenegro proposes Costa or Durão Barroso as EU negotiators with Russia

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Original in Portuguese: Montenegro propõe Costa ou Durão Barroso para negociadores da UE com a Rússia

Told by 5 newspapers in one country, between 16:00 and 09:00 on 12 November 2026.

In this story

The headline in each newspaper

In short

Portuguese Prime Minister Luís Montenegro proposes António Costa or Durão Barroso as EU representatives in negotiations with Russia, according to several headlines.12345 Expresso and Público also highlight Montenegro's criticism of Mark Rutte.67 Diário de Notícias reports that the EU chooses its representatives this Friday.8

AIMade at 15:21, only from the headlines. Each number links to the source headline. How it is made

Compare the papers

What newspapers from several countries agree on, where the accounts differ and who is involved, so each reader can draw their own conclusions.

Common ground

  • Luís Montenegro proposed António Costa or José Manuel Durão Barroso as EU negotiators with Russia.123+25 newspapers from 1 countries
  • According to Expresso and Público, Montenegro criticised Mark Rutte.342 newspapers from 1 countries

Where accounts differ

  • Diário de Notícias writes that the EU chooses its representatives this Friday, a detail the other headlines do not mention.5

Who is involved

  • Luís Montenegro, Portuguese prime minister, makes the proposals according to all headlines.123+2
  • The headlines do not state the position of the European Union or Russia on the proposed names.123+2

Background

  • 2002José Manuel Durão Barroso was prime minister of Portugal from 2002 to 2004 and president of the European Commission from 2004 to 2014.W
  • 2024António Costa has been president of the European Council since December 2024, succeeding Charles Michel.W
  • 2024Luís Montenegro has been prime minister of Portugal since April 2024 and president of the PSD since 2022.W

AIMade at 15:21 from 5 headlines from 1 countries; the background, from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Each number links to the source. Rules

The headlines, side by side

Each headline is the original, as the newspaper published it, in the order it arrived. The selection follows the public grouping rule, with no AI.

Highlighted words are used only by that newspaper, among the headlines in the same language. They show what each one chose to stress.

  • RTP · Portugal · 16:10Montenegro propõe Costa ou Durão Barroso para negociadores da UE com a RússiaRead at the newspaper ↗
  • Observador · Portugal · 17:05Montenegro propõe Costa ou Durão para negociar com a RússiaRead at the newspaper ↗
  • Expresso · Portugal · 17:00Montenegro lança Costa e Durão Barroso para negociadores da UE com Putin e critica Mark RutteRead at the newspaper ↗
  • Público · Portugal · 21:30Montenegro critica Rutte e sugere Costa ou Durão Barroso para negociações com RússiaRead at the newspaper ↗
  • Diário de Notícias · Portugal · 09:00UE escolhe esta sexta-feira representantes nas negociações com a Rússia. Montenegro sugere Costa ou DurãoRead at the newspaper ↗

Words in common

  • durao
  • montenegro
  • costa
  • barroso