Tusk: EU presidency is my last job in politics

At a press conference on Friday, Donald Tusk said that his role as president of the European Council "is probably his last political occupation. Therefore, he will act in line with what he thinks, express his opinion, and the rewards will come." The words refer to last week's criticism by Italian Prime Minister Mateo Renzi, who was indignant that Tusk had named Italy and Hungary in the same sentence when talking about the refugee crisis. "Observing rules will always mean sacrificing part of our interests. I would like to dedicate these words to the Hungarians and the Italians, to the Slovaks and the Greeks," Tusk said last week. The EU president also said that the main battle in the upcoming elections will be between Civic Platform (PO) and Law and Justice (PiS). When asked, if he is to blame for leaving the party at a difficult time and going to Brussels, he said that "he is not sure whether the situation would look any different, if he had remained Prime Minister."