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Donald Tusk

Donald Tusk is a Polish politician and historian. He has been President of the European Council since 1 December 2014.

Tusk, born 22 April 1957, was Prime Minister of Poland (2007–2014) and a co-founder and chairman of the Civic Platform (Platforma Obywatelska) party. In March 2017, Tusk was re-elected for a second term as President of the European Council, receiving 27 of 28 votes; the one vote against him came from Beata Szydło, the Prime Minister of Poland. Here you can find an automatic compilation of all DW content referring to Donald Tusk.

Polen Symbolbild Briefwahl

Poland faces election chaos with just days to go 06.05.2020

Poland has been set to hold a presidential election this weekend, but now not even the government knows if the vote will actually take place. Instead, the country might dissolve the parliament amid political infighting.
Riekofen - zweieinhalb Meter langer Stoßzahn eines Mammuts gefunden

German archaeologists unearth massive mammoth tusk 28.03.2020

Archaeologists in Bavaria had been out to find remains from medieval settlements when they stumbled across a much older and very rare find. "A complete stroke of luck," one expert said of the mammoth discovery.
England Messerattacke in London

London Bridge attack: Poland honors narwhal tusk-wielding hero 01.12.2019

A Polish national who went after the London Bridge attacker with a 1.5-meter whale tusk is to receive a medal for courage from his country. Known only as Lukasz, the chef is being treated in hospital for stab wounds.
Kroatien | Donald Tusk zu Bewsuch in Zagreb

Donald Tusk elected president of European People's Party, vows to fight populism 20.11.2019

Outgoing European Council President Donald Tusk was elected the new president of the European People's Party, the largest bloc within the EU Parliament. Tusk vowed to fight "populists, manipulators and autocrats."
Brüssel | Zweiter Tag des EU Gipfel | Donald Tusk

Tusk: Too much 'baggage' for Polish presidential run 05.11.2019

Outgoing European Council President Donald Tusk says he will not run for president of his native Poland in 2020. The decision leaves it unclear who will run against right-wing incumbent Andrzej Duda in the spring.

London Brexit / Flagge vor Uhr am Queen Elizabeth Tower

EU grants Brexit extension — so what now? 28.10.2019

"Please do not waste this time," the EU's Donald Tusk implored in April when granting the UK its last Brexit extension. On Monday, he said the EU had agreed a third extension until January 31. So what comes next?
G7-Gipfel in Frankreich | Donald Tusk mit Boris Johnson

Donald Tusk: EU agrees to delay Brexit until January 31 28.10.2019

PM Boris Johnson wrote a letter last week asking for a delay after British lawmakers forced his hand. EU member states agree to grant Britain a three-month flexible delay, European Council President Donald Tusk tweeted.
Premierminister von Großbritannien, gibt im Unterhaus eine Erklärung ab

British MPs approve delay to Brexit deal decision 19.10.2019

The vote on the Brexit deal has been postponed as the UK Parliament effectively forced PM Boris Johnson to request yet another extension from the EU. Johnson is expected to write to the EU's Donald Tusk within hours.
Syrien Konflikt Grenze Türkei | Flüchtlinge bei Ras al-Ain

Don't 'weaponize' refugees, EU's Tusk tells Turkey 11.10.2019

The European Council president has told Turkey not to use refugees to "blackmail" the EU with regards to Syria. Meanwhile, NATO's Jens Stoltenberg was more cautious when meeting the Turkish foreign minister.
Brüssel britische Brexit-Sekretär Barclay mit EU-Chefunterhändler Barnier

Brexit: EU, UK get go-ahead to 'intensify talks' 11.10.2019

EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier and UK Stephen Barclay will "intensify" negotiations after getting the go-ahead from the remaining 27 member states. The EU Commission will assess their progress on Monday.
Polen Kohlebergwerk in Kattowitz

How Sunday's election may impact Poland's economy 10.10.2019

Poland’s ruling party, PiS, has cobbled together a winning brand, with doses of economic redistribution, social conservatism and patriotic rhetoric. But will it be enough in Sunday's election to win an outright majority?
Großbritannien | Labour-Chef Corbyn lehnt Johnsons Brexit-Plan ab

Labour's Corbyn: Johnson's Brexit plan won't pass Brussels, or Parliament 03.10.2019

UK opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn has said Boris Johnson's Brexit plans would falter in Brussels and at the hands of British politicians. Meanwhile, the EU's Donald Tusk said he remained "open but still unconvinced."
Westminster bei Abenddämmerung

Brexit timeline: Charting Britain's turbulent exodus from Europe 01.10.2019

Britain shocked the world when it voted to leave the European Union on June 24, 2016. DW traces the major events that have defined Brexit so far.
Brexit Unterhausabgeordnete

UK opposition parties agree to work together against no-deal Brexit 27.08.2019

Britain's opposition groups say they have agreed to cooperate in a bid to prevent a "no deal" Brexit. However, they were tight lipped on how they planned to do this, beyond saying they favored the parliamentary route.
Frankreich G7-Gipfel in Biarritz | Donald Tusk

G7 Summit: EU's Tusk says meeting will be 'difficult test of unity' 24.08.2019

The list of issues for this year's G7 summit is long, with escalating trade tensions with the US, the UK's pending exit from the EU and fires in the Amazon looming over leaders as they gather in southern France.

EU-Ratspräsident Donald Tusk

Donald Tusk urges EU lawmakers to vote for Germany's Ursula von der Leyen 04.07.2019

European Council President Donald Tusk told the European Parliament that the choice for the EU's top post was made democratically. Many MEPs are deeply unhappy with the German defense minister's nomination.
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