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 · 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 · 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 · 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 Green ...

Jan 22, 2025 · As former president of the European People’s Party, Tusk will stand for the EPP and conservative parties’ approach. On 1 January 2025, Poland took over the rotating presidency of the European Union for the second time.

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.

Jan 15, 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 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 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.

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...