Tusk to become European Council head?

Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk is seen as a possible candidate for the position of European Council president, according to sources quoted by Rzeczpospolita. His candidacy has reportedly  been put forward by German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Tusk met Merkel a week ago. They discussed their standpoints regarding key positions to be held in the EU. One of the topics is reported to have been the Polish PM’s possible nomination in the European Council. The council starts is summit on Wednesday evening and is expected to elect its new president during the meeting. Two major EU posts for the new term remain vacant now, the council chairman and the EU's head of diplomacy. Earlier this month, Martin Schulz was elected president of the European Parliament and Jean-Claude Juncker was elected president of the European Commission.