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4th Jun 2023

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Portugal against Ukraine's EU bid

Portuguese prime minister Antonio Costa has the told the FT he is against granting Ukraine EU-candidate status at next week's summit. "The great risk is to create false expectations that become bitter disappointment. Less legal debates, more practical solutions [are needed]," he said. "It was "essential to answer the emergency Ukraine and the Ukrainian people are living now", he said.

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