On Friday 29 November, Portugal’s António Costa, who will replace Belgium’s Charles Michel as the head of the European Council from 1 December, took up the motto of the European Union, promising to work tirelessly to build the “unity” of the Member States, while respecting the “diversity” that enriches the continent.
Lisbon is my city, Portugal is my country and “Europe is our common home”: “There is no contradiction” between these three elements, he said at a handover...