Antonio Costa moved along the arc of his genealogy.
Pedro Mascarenhas
António Luís Santos da Costa is a Portuguese lawyer and politician who has presided over the Council of Europe since 2024. Previously, he was Prime Minister of Portugal from 2015 to 2024.
His great-grandfather was born in Goa, his grandfather lived in Mozambique and married a woman from Mauritius, and his father, Orlando Costa, born in Mozambique, studied at the University of Lisbon and authored the books O Signo da Ira. A Estrada e a Voz, Os Olhos sem fronteira e Sete Odes do Canto Comum e Podem chamar-me Eurídice.
His family lineage, which originated in India (Goa), passed through Mozambique and then Portugal, and he personally returned to India on Republic Day as a VIP guest. Such are the twists and turns of life, a mystery of unpredictability.
It was a unique and historic moment for him. He witnessed in Kartavya Path (Path of duty, and formerly known as Rajpath ) the largest military parade he had ever seen.
In 1992, another guest from Portugal, President Mário Soares, was in the same place.
The Portuguese press made reference to this unique event. (See Expresso's video, in which he confesses his pride in holding the Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) passport).
President Draupadi Murmu led the Kartavya Way celebrations in New Delhi, along with the President of the European Council, António Costa, and the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen.
The European Union (EU) and India concluded, after 18 years, negotiations for the "largest trade agreement of all time," aiming to create a barrier-free market for two billion people.
