Donald Tusk

Donald Franciszek Tusk is a Polish politician and historian who has served as the prime minister of Poland since 2023, having previously held the post from 2007 to 2014. From 2014 to 2019 Tusk was President of the European Council, and from 2019 to 2022 he was the president of the European People's Party (EPP). He co-founded the Civic Platform (PO) party in 2001 and has twice been its leader, first from 2003 to 2014 and again since 2021.

Some of the key events about Donald Tusk

1980
Co-founded the Independent Students' Union, one of the first student organizations opposing communist rule in Poland
1991
Co-founded the Liberal Democratic Congress party, promoting free-market reforms and European integration
2001
Co-founded the Civic Platform party, which became one of Poland's major political forces
2005
Faced criticism for his party's alliance with the populist Self-Defense party
2007
Became Prime Minister of Poland, leading the country through the global financial crisis without entering recession
2007
Accused of mishandling the investigation into the 2010 Smolensk plane crash
2010
Criticized for his government's response to severe flooding in Poland
2011
Won re-election as Prime Minister, becoming the first Polish PM to serve two consecutive terms since 1989
2012
Faced protests over plans to raise the retirement age in Poland
2014
Elected as President of the European Council, becoming the first Eastern European to hold this position
2014
Embroiled in a wiretapping scandal involving senior government officials
2015
Played a key role in negotiating the EU-Turkey agreement to address the European migrant crisis
2015
His party lost the parliamentary elections after eight years in power
2016
Criticized for his handling of the migrant crisis as President of the European Council
2017
Secured a second term as President of the European Council, continuing to lead EU policy discussions
2017
Accused of interfering in Polish domestic politics while serving as European Council President
2019
Elected as President of the European People's Party, the largest political group in the European Parliament
2019
Faced allegations of favoring Germany's interests over those of other EU members
2021
Criticized for his leadership of the European People's Party and its declining influence
2023
Returned to Polish politics and was elected as leader of the Civic Platform party, aiming to form a new government

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