"It was the most significant event of the turn of the century": Costa and Von der Leyen remember the victims of September 11 and emphasize the importance of alliancesPhoto by GiadaGiagi on Pexels
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"It was the most significant event of the turn of the century": Costa and Von der Leyen remember the victims of September 11 and emphasize the importance of alliances

CNN Portugal11 September 2026 at 10:13

The September 11, 2001 attacks were described as the most significant event of the turn of the century. Costa, Portuguese Prime Minister, and Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, remembered the victims of the attacks and emphasized the importance of international alliances.

The attacks triggered profound changes in the foreign and security policy of the United States, with repercussions globally in the following decades.

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