The main question is whether we'll have our hands tied, we need to have the strength to guarantee four years of stability and not be a short-term government. Antonio Costa More Quotes by Antonio Costa More Quotes From Antonio Costa Authorities are stimulating a culture of shoot first and find out who it is later, this culture must be confronted. Antonio Costa world I respect his decision and I thank him for his efforts and dedication in his job. Antonio Costa oddly-enough What is clear at the moment is that the Socialist Party is in a better position than the right to form a government that will be stable for the next four years, what I want to transmit, especially to markets, is that Portugal will maintain the stability of its European commitments. Antonio Costa world We maintain our position of talking to everybody in good faith. Antonio Costa world Naturally it is also up to us, bearing in mind the lack of success (of the center-right), to strive for a government that is stable during the next four years and delivering the change the election results unequivocally showed. Antonio Costa world The VAT increase was the last straw for many businesses, from one moment to the next we were without clients. Antonio Costa world I don't believe that a restaurant will survive well unless it is located in a tourist zone. Antonio Costa world Naturally, I'm referring to the Netherlands, there is at least one country in the euro zone that resists understanding that sharing a common currency implies sharing a common effort. Antonio Costa If under these conditions it's not possible for Europe to ensure a common response to this challenge, this is a sign of great concern for those who believe in Europe. Antonio Costa Prudence above all, the spread of the pandemic is slowing but we have not reached the day that we can lift measures restricting movement. We can only do it when the trasmission risk is under control. Antonio Costa