From 2014 to 2019 Tusk was President of the European Council, and from 2019 to 2022 he was the president of the European People's Party (EPP). He co-founded the Civic Platform (PO) party in 2001 and has been its longtime leader, first from 2003 to 2014 and again since 2021.

Jan 22, 2025 · At the beginning of the year, Poland assumed the six-month Presidency of the EU Council under the guiding theme “Security, Europe!”. On Wednesday, Prime Minister Donald Tusk introduced the presidency’s priorities during a plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg. In his address, the Prime Minister urged MEPs to act with courage.

Jan 22, 2025 · Prime Minister Donald Tusk presented the programme of the Polish presidency of the Council of the European Union at the plenary session of the European Parliament on 22 January. Read his full speech here.

Jan 22, 2025 · Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk arrives to deliver his speech during the presentation of the programme of activities of the Polish Presidency, at the European Parliament, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025 in Strasbourg, eastern France. ... In an address to EU lawmakers, Tusk urged the 27-nation bloc to “take control” of its own security and to ...

Dec 5, 2024 · Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk has named security, energy and competitiveness as the priorities for his nation's presidency of the European Union in the first half of 2025.

Dec 11, 2023 · The Polish parliament has given former Prime Minister Donald Tusk a mandate to form a new coalition government. The incoming administration will be sworn in at the presidential palace by...

Dec 12, 2023 · Being Polish, Mr. Tusk said in 2014, when he became president of the European Council is “my main identity” but the others matter, too — a position that baffles Mr. Kaczynski and other Polish...

Dec 11, 2023 · Poland's parliament backed Donald Tusk to become prime minister on Monday, ending eight years of nationalist rule and putting the country on track for a thawing of relations with the European...

Dec 13, 2023 · Just hours after being sworn in, Poland’s new prime minister, Donald Tusk, left for a trip to Brussels on Wednesday to try to invigorate flagging European support for Ukraine and push for...

Dec 12, 2023 · New Polish PM Donald Tusk has laid out his programme for government, promising major change after eight years of nationalist government. The plans include improving relations with the...