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.

1 day ago · Tusk was an activist in Poland’s Solidarity movement, starting his career underground before launching the Liberal Democratic Congress — a pro-business, pro-Europe party — after communist rule ended. ... NATO’s Mark Rutte or Donald Trump. The bottom line: The EU is still far from agreeing on how to finance its defense ramp-up. Hopes are ...

Jan 30, 2025 · Tusk, who was reelected to a second term in 2017, stepped down as president of the European Council in November 2019. Later that month he was elected head of the European People’s Party , a transnational political group representing the interests of allied conservative parties in Europe.

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.

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 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 European...

Dec 13, 2023 · In December 2019, Donald Tusk became President of the European People's Party. From 3 July 2021 he is the president of the Civic Platform (PO). On 24 October 2021 he was elected President of the Civic Platform.

Mar 5, 2024 · Tusk, the former European Council President from 2014-2019, has since pledged to repair ties with Brussels following years of disputes over matters such as the rule of law, migration, and climate with the EU.

Dec 3, 2024 · Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk will be laser-focused on a presidency in the first half of next year — but it won’t be the one that allows Poland to shepherd legislation through the Council of the European Union.

Feb 13, 2024 · After years of feuding between Warsaw and its EU partners, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk sought to press the reset button yesterday with a visit to both Paris and Berlin, writes Raphael...