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.

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 …

Dec 13, 2023 · The swearing-in ceremony marked the end of eight tumultuous years of rule by a national conservative party, Law and Justice, and the ascent of Tusk’s pro-European Union …

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's address to the European Parliament on Wednesday garnered some warm applause for his stance on defence but criticism quickly emerged over his attack on the...

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.

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 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.

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 · Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk set out a pro-European Union vision and pledged strong support for Ukraine on Tuesday, a day after his appointment ended eight years of nationalist rule that...