Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk issued a warning on Monday following far-right gains in the first round of the French parliamentary elections. “They like Putin, money and power without control. They rule or are reaching for power in the east and west of Europe,” Tusk posed on X. He warned that right-wing populists would join […]
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Poland’s Tusk says EU leaders criticised next NATO boss Rutte
WARSAW (Reuters) – Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, who will be NATO’s next secretary-general, was criticised by other European Union leaders at a summit for his opposition to joint EU funding of defence projects, Poland’s prime minister said on Friday. Defence was high on the agenda at a European Union summit in Brussels that started […]
Fossil-hunting diver says he has found a large section of mastodon tusk off Florida’s coast
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — At first, fossil-hunting diver Alex Lundberg thought the lengthy object on the sea floor off Florida’s Gulf Coast was a piece of wood. It turned out to be something far rarer, Lundberg said: a large section of tusk from a long-extinct mastodon. Lundberg and his diver companion had found fossils […]
Supporters of Polish Prime Minister Tusk commemorate 1989 election
A few days before the European elections, supporters of Prime Minister Donald Tusk held a rally in Poland to commemorate the first partially free elections in 1989. They gathered in Warsaw’s Castle Square on Tuesday with Polish flags and banners reading “We are citizens of the EU.” “You are here because Poland has not yet […]
Poland’s Tusk to outline $2.5bn plan to reinforce eastern border
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk will announce details of the planned security reinforcement of his country’s eastern border on Monday. The plan, called Protective Shield East, envisages investments totalling the equivalent to about $2.5 billion to secure the border, which is also forms part of the European Union’s external border. Poland, a member of NATO, […]
Polish Prime Minister Tusk rules out bid for presidency in 2025
Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk has emphatically ruled out his seeking election as president in 2025, despite rumours that he will take a second run at the position. “I say it this clearly: No, I will not run in the presidential election,” Tusk told the country’s TVP Info on Thursday evening. According to Tusk, who […]
Poland’s Tusk Pounces on Populists in Belarus Asylum Scandal
(Bloomberg) — The curious case of an official in Poland’s previous nationalist government who defected to Belarus, is proving to be a boon for Prime Minister Donald Tusk a month before European Parliament elections. Most Read from Bloomberg Judge Tomasz Szmydt has become a front-page news in Poland after he fled the country and on […]
Poland’s Tusk calls secret services meeting after defection of judge to Belarus
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk called Tuesday for a special meeting of the secret services to discuss alleged Russian and Belarusian infiltration after a Polish judge who had access to sensitive state information defected to Belarus. Authorities in NATO and European Union member Poland are investigating the judge, Tomasz Szmydt, on […]
Poland’s Tusk Calls on EU to Build Joint Air-Defense System
(Bloomberg) — Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk called on the European Union to mobilize at least 100 billion euros ($108 billion) on defense and build a joint air-defense system as the bloc contends with Russian aggression. Most Read from Bloomberg Speaking alongside European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Tusk on Tuesday argued that a […]
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EU Migration Deal Triggers Strong Pushback From Orban, Tusk
(Bloomberg) — Poland and Hungary, former political allies that are now at opposite ends of the spectrum, rejected contentious new European Union legislation on the hot-button issue of migration. Most Read from Bloomberg Poland’s Donald Tusk and Hungary’s Viktor Orban separately issued strong condemnations after the European Parliament on Wednesday adopted a text aimed at […]
Tusk fails to win decisive victory in Poland local and regional elections
Poland’s local and regional elections over the weekend failed to give Prime Minister Donald Tusk the sweeping victory he had hoped for in his efforts to reverse eight years of rule by a populist party that was accused by the European Union of eroding democratic norms. Exit polls released after voting closed on Sunday night […]