Donald Tusk
Prime Minister of Poland
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| January 2025 | Tusk supports proposals to reduce benefits for Ukrainian refugees in Poland. |
| January 2025 | Tusk blames the European Green Deal for high energy prices in the EU. |
| January 2025 | Tusk supports proposals to reduce benefits for Ukrainian refugees in Poland. |
| January 2025 | Tusk blames the European Green Deal for high energy prices in the EU. |
| 2024 | Surprises the public by adopting right-wing themes, including strong stance on border security and opposing illegal migration. |
| 2024 | Surprises the public by adopting right-wing themes, including strong stance on border security and opposing illegal migration. |
| October 2024 | Tusk announces plans to temporarily suspend migrants' right to seek asylum in Poland, citing abuses by people smugglers aided by Belarus and Russia. The plan is eventually approved by other EU leaders. |
| October 2024 | Tusk announces plans to temporarily suspend migrants' right to seek asylum in Poland, citing abuses by people smugglers aided by Belarus and Russia. The plan is eventually approved by other EU leaders. |
| August 2024 | Tusk stated that Ukraine's European Union membership would require resolving and properly remembering the issue of Polish victims of the Volhynian Genocide, responding to previous comments by Ukrainian officials. |
| August 2024 | Tusk stated that Ukraine's European Union membership would require resolving and properly remembering the issue of Polish victims of the Volhynian Genocide, responding to previous comments by Ukrainian officials. |
| May 2024 | Tusk criticized the International Criminal Court's arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas leaders, arguing that equating the Israeli prime minister with terrorist organization leaders is 'unacceptable'. |
| May 2024 | Tusk criticized the International Criminal Court's arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas leaders, arguing that equating the Israeli prime minister with terrorist organization leaders is 'unacceptable'. |
| April 2024 | Tusk opposes the EU's New Pact on Migration and Asylum, stating 'we will protect Poland against the relocation mechanism'. |
| April 2024 | Tusk opposes the EU's New Pact on Migration and Asylum, stating 'we will protect Poland against the relocation mechanism'. |
| March 2024 | Tusk insists that Poland will proceed independently 'without European coercion'. |
| March 2024 | Tusk insists that Poland will proceed independently 'without European coercion'. |
| February 2024 | Tusk responds to European farmers' protests by announcing he would push for changes to the European Green Deal. |
| February 2024 | Tusk responds to European farmers' protests by announcing he would push for changes to the European Green Deal. |
| January 22 2024 | Tusk visited Kyiv, Ukraine, meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. He strongly criticized countries maintaining neutrality in the Russo-Ukrainian War, stating they deserve 'the darkest place in political hell' and called for the West's 'full mobilization' against Russia. |
| January 22 2024 | Tusk visited Kyiv, Ukraine, meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. He strongly criticized countries maintaining neutrality in the Russo-Ukrainian War, stating they deserve 'the darkest place in political hell' and called for the West's 'full mobilization' against Russia. |
| 2023 | Tusk dismisses top executives from Telewizja Polska (public service broadcaster), which had been a propaganda machine for the PiS government. This led to a sit-in by PiS supporters and ultimately the liquidation of the channel after President Duda vetoed its funding. |
| 2023 | Tusk dismisses top executives from Telewizja Polska (public service broadcaster), which had been a propaganda machine for the PiS government. This led to a sit-in by PiS supporters and ultimately the liquidation of the channel after President Duda vetoed its funding. |
| December 13 2023 | Tusk's cabinet was sworn in as prime minister, nominated by the Sejm with 248 votes in favor and 201 against. |
| December 13 2023 | His cabinet is sworn in, ending eight years of government by the PiS party. |
| December 13 2023 | Donald Tusk returned as Prime Minister of Poland, forming a new government after the opposition coalition defeated the Law and Justice party in the October parliamentary elections. |
| December 13 2023 | Tusk's cabinet was sworn in as prime minister, nominated by the Sejm with 248 votes in favor and 201 against. |
| December 13 2023 | Donald Tusk returned as Prime Minister of Poland, forming a new government after the opposition coalition defeated the Law and Justice party in the October parliamentary elections. |
| December 13 2023 | His cabinet is sworn in, ending eight years of government by the PiS party. |
| December 11 2023 | Elected by the Sejm as Prime Minister after Mateusz Morawiecki fails to secure a vote of confidence. |
| December 11 2023 | Elected by the Sejm as Prime Minister after Mateusz Morawiecki fails to secure a vote of confidence. |
| November 27 2023 | Mateusz Morawiecki's cabinet was sworn in, but was expected to lose a confidence vote. |
| November 27 2023 | Mateusz Morawiecki's cabinet was sworn in, but was expected to lose a confidence vote. |
| November 10 2023 | Civic Coalition, New Left, the Polish People's Party, and Poland 2050 formally signed an agreement to support Tusk as their candidate for prime minister. |
| November 10 2023 | Civic Coalition, New Left, the Polish People's Party, and Poland 2050 formally signed an agreement to support Tusk as their candidate for prime minister. |
| June 2022 | Tusk changed his previous stance on abortion, supporting a bill to legalize abortion up to 12 weeks, marking a significant shift in his social policy position. |
| June 2022 | Tusk changed his previous stance on abortion, supporting a bill to legalize abortion up to 12 weeks, marking a significant shift in his social policy position. |
| June 1 2022 | Stepped down from the position of President of the European People's Party and was replaced by Manfred Weber. |
| June 1 2022 | Stepped down from the position of President of the European People's Party and was replaced by Manfred Weber. |
| 2021 | Received the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun from Japan. |
| 2021 | Received the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun from Japan. |
| July 2021 | Donald Tusk returned to Warsaw and re-engaged actively in Polish politics, resuming leadership of the Civic Platform party. He positioned himself as a potential future prime minister and began campaigning with a platform that included advocacy for enhanced LGBT rights. |
| July 2021 | Donald Tusk returned to Warsaw and re-engaged actively in Polish politics, resuming leadership of the Civic Platform party. He positioned himself as a potential future prime minister and began campaigning with a platform that included advocacy for enhanced LGBT rights. |
| 2019 | Received the First Class of the Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise from Ukraine. |
| 2019 | Awarded an honorary doctorate at the University of Lviv, Ukraine, which he accepted on the fifth anniversary of the Revolution of Dignity. |
| 2019 | Awarded an honorary doctorate at the University of Lviv, Ukraine, which he accepted on the fifth anniversary of the Revolution of Dignity. |
| 2019 | Received the First Class of the Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise from Ukraine. |
| December 12 2019 | Published his memoir 'Szczerze' ('Honestly'), which became a bestseller in Poland. |
| December 12 2019 | Published his memoir 'Szczerze' ('Honestly'), which became a bestseller in Poland. |
| December 1 2019 | Assumed the office of President of the European People's Party. |
| December 1 2019 | Assumed the office of President of the European People's Party. |
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