Francisco Seixas da Costa has a special role within the Portuguese Presidency of the EU Council, as State Secretary for European Affairs and due to the part he will play in the forthcoming Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) on institutional reform. EUROPE reported in detail on his comments to European journalists recently in Lisbon (see 7 January, pp. 3-4) and also noted Prime Minister Antonio Guterres' observation that Portugal had moved from a relatively negative position on enhanced...