Tusk: I'm ready to serve my second term

European Council President Donald Tusk told EU leaders on Friday that he was ready to serve his second term after his current mandate expires at the end of May. “After talking to many leaders who expressed their support, I informed that I am ready to continue my work. But that will depend on the decision of all heads of state and government,” Tusk told reporters after a summit of all 28 EU leaders in Malta. EU leaders will decide on the next president in a majority vote, which overrides any national veto. EU officials say discussing an alternative candidate to Tusk would only add to the many feuds inside the bloc. So far, the only country openly opposing Tusk's second term is his native Poland, with ruling Law and Justice part leader Jarosław Kaczyński saying back in October, that the current government will not grant him support in reelection.