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Luís Montenegro, Prime Minister of Portugal, in a dark-blue suit and blue tie at a European Council press conference, against a blue background; AI-recomposed version.
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Montenegro proposes Costa or Durão to negotiate with Russia

Russia

Original in Portuguese: Montenegro propõe Costa ou Durão para negociar com a Rússia

Told by 5 newspapers in one country, between 17:00 and 09:00 on 12 November 2026.

In this story

The headline in each newspaper

In short

Luís Montenegro suggests António Costa or Durão Barroso to represent Europe in talks with Russia.12345 Expresso and Público also highlight Montenegro's criticism of Mark Rutte.67 Diário de Notícias reports that the EU will choose its representatives for these negotiations this Friday.8

AIMade at 16:26, 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, Portugal's prime minister, suggests António Costa or José Manuel Durão Barroso to represent Europe in negotiations with Russia.123+25 newspapers from 1 countries

Where accounts differ

  • Expresso says Montenegro also criticises Mark Rutte, which the other headlines do not mention.2

Who is involved

  • Luís Montenegro suggests António Costa or José Manuel Durão Barroso as European representatives, according to all headlines.123+2
  • The headlines do not report Mark Rutte's position, only that Montenegro criticises him.24

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
  • 2015António Costa was prime minister of Portugal from 2015 to 2024 and has presided over the European Council since 2024.W
  • 2024Luís Montenegro has been prime minister of Portugal since April 2024 and has led the PSD since 2022.W

AIMade at 16:16 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.

  • 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 ↗
  • RTP · Portugal · 19:15Montenegro sugere António Costa ou Durão Barroso para representar a Europa nas negociações de pazRead 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