Handover of the Presidency of the Council of the EU

The minister of state and foreign affairs and current president of the Council of the European Union, Luís Amado, will hand over the Presidency of the Council of the EU to his Slovenian counterpart, Dimitrij Rupel, on 31 December. more...

Appearance of the minister of state and foreign affairs, Luís Amado, before the plenary session of the Assembly of the Republic

Appearance of the minister of state and foreign affairs, Luís Amado, before the plenary session of the Assembly of the Republic. Lisbon, 20 December 2007. more...

Fourth meeting of the Accession Conference at ministerial level with Turkey

The fourth meeting of the Intergovernmental Accession Conference with Turkey at ministerial level was held today in Brussels, following the start of accession negotiations on 3 October 2005. The Head of the European Union Delegation was Luis Amado, Portugal's Foreign Minister and current President of the Council. The Turkish delegation was led by Ali Babacan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Chief Negotiator. more...

Luís Amado chairs the IV Ministerial Meeting of the Intergovernmental Conference of accession with Turkey

The minister of state and foreign affairs and president of the Council of Ministers of the European Union, Luís Amado, chairs the IV Ministerial Meeting of the Intergovernmental Conference of accession with Turkey on Wednesday the 19th. more...

Luís Amado at the European Parliament, in Brussels

Luís Amado, minister of state and foreign affairs and president of the Council of Ministers of the European Union will be at the European Parliament, in Brussels, on the 18th. more...

International Conference on Drug Trafficking in Guinea Bissau, on 19 December

Portugal will host the International Conference on Drug Trafficking in Guinea Bissau, which will take place on Wednesday, 19 December, at the Nónio Room in Pavilhão Atlântico (Parque das Nações). Participants in this conference include members of the International Contact Group for Guinea Bissau, representatives from EU member states, the prime minister and ministers for justice and home affairs from Guinea Bissau, as well as members of government from Cape Verde and Angola and representatives from several other countries. more...

The Portuguese secretary of state for European Affairs participated in the opening of the «4th Joint Parliamentary Meeting» on the future of Europe

The president of the Assembly of the Republic and the secretary of state for European affairs highlighted today, in Brussels, the increase of powers for national parliaments, anticipated in the Treaty of Lisbon, which will be signed next week in the Portuguese capital. more...