O processo de independência de Timor-Leste: uma análise retrospetiva do papel de Portugal no quadro da União Europeia

This article advances a retrospective review of Portugal´s role in the European Union, especially within the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), considering the case analysis of Timor-Leste´s process of independence. The evolution of Portuguese foreign policy is exposed, in its various phases, since the establishment of democracy, an evolution that demonstrates the Europeanization of Portuguese foreign policy and its importance in East Timor’s independence process. This contribution analyses several factors and conditions that led to the resolution of East Timor issue and its link to Portugal’s role within the framework of the CFSP.