Tag Archives: Donald Tusk

Locked content Tusk sends letter to Duda on the judiciary system overhaul

July 20, 2017 Poland AM
The European Council President and former PM Donald Tusk sent a letter to President Andrzej Duda, asking him “for an urgent meeting to discuss the dangerous consequences for Poland’s standing on the world stage.” The request for the meeting was denied by the president’s office saying that “the refor...

Locked content Tusk hails Trump’s words on Russia, but has concerns

July 9, 2017 Poland AM
European Council President Donald Tusk welcomed the support US President Donald Trump has offered to Transatlantic ties, but expressed his concerns whether they were true. “I’ve heard yesterday in Warsaw, surprising diplomatic words from the American president about Transatlantic community, ab...

Locked content Poland not impressed with May Brexit proposal

June 25, 2017 Poland AM
Polish government called the British Brexit offer to secure the rights of EU citizens residing in the UK “incomplete.” British PM Theresa May said EU citizens who had lived in Britain for five years or longer would be entitled to healthcare, education, welfare and pensions just like a UK national, b...

Locked content Tusk criticizes Nord Stream 2

June 8, 2017 Poland AM
European Council President, Donald Tusk, called the Nord Stream 2 project “harmful to the bloc’s interest.” In a letter to the head of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker, he said that he has a negative view about this project. “I encourage you to be determined in demanding that all ou...
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Tusk: no ‘common position’ on Russia with Trump

May 25, 2017 Main News
The European Council President Donald Tusk, said that the EU and the US President Donald Trump do not share the same views on Russia. “I’m not 100 percent sure that we can say today – ‘we’ means Mr President and myself – that we have a common position, common opinion ab...

Locked content Tusk to Macron: Europe needs your energy

May 18, 2017 Poland AM
Newly elected French President Emmanuel Macron met with European Council President Donald Tusk for the first time since taking office. “Europe needs your energy, your imagination and your courage. And when I say Europe, I am not thinking about the institutions or bureaucracy, but about millions of E...
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Tusk testifies in counter-intelligence case. Calls it a witch-hunt

April 19, 2017 Main News
The European Council President Donald Tusk testified for the Polish prosecution as a witness in the case of two intelligence officials accused of improper dealings with Russia on Wednesday. The investigation is to establish if the two officials had all the necessary approvals, to establish cooperati...

Locked content Tusk, Waszczykowski condemn suspected chemical attack in Syria

April 5, 2017 Poland AM
European Council President Donald Tusk, called the suspected chemical attack that killed at least 72 civilians in Syria “an atrocity” and put the blame on Bashar al-Assad regime. “The Syrian regime (has) the primary responsibility for the atrocities, but all those who support the regime share the mo...