LONDON—At the G7 summit in August, the head of the EU council made it clear he was against a no-deal. “One thing I will not cooperate on is no-deal. And I still hope that Prime Minister [Boris] Johnson will not like to go down in history as Mr. No-Deal,” Donald Tusk said. A no deal […]
Many Eastern European leaders in the past quoted Lenin. European Council President Donald Tusk prefers Lennon. That would be John Lennon of the Beatles. The EU and the UK are supposed to start Brexit talks on June 26. When asked about possible outcomes for Brexit negotiations, Tusk said that the EU was built on impossible […]
President Donald Trump was greeted by European Council President Donald Tusk and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker in Brussels on May 25. Trump was in Brussels to meet many EU leaders. Tusk talked to the press afterward, saying that he and Trump agreed on some issues—particularly counterterrorism—but differed on others.
A united European Union, during Brexit talks, could benefit the U.K., says Donald Tusk. “We need to remain united as EU27. It is only then that we will be able to conclude the negotiations. Which means that our unity is also in the UK’s interest. And as for now, I can feel strong support from […]
Crowds of supporters waited for European Council President Donald Tusk at Warsaw’s main train station on April 19. Tusk was summoned by Polish intelligence to testify as a witness in an investigation on a Poland-Russia secret service deal. Hundreds of Tusk supporters accompanied him during a short walk to the prosecutor’s office. The investigation is […]
European Council President Donald Tusk and British Prime Minister Theresa May met on Thursday, April 6, at the prime minister’s residence at Number 10 Downing Street in London. May and Tusk are on opposite sides of the ongoing Brexit negotiations. Neither are directly negotiating; both are providing guidance to the opposite sides. Britain wants parallel […]
European Council President Donald Tusk has joined those condemning the suspected gas attack in Syria. Speaking at a press conference in Athens on April 5, Tusk said, “Let me add my voice to all those condemning the chemical attack yesterday in Idlib, in the strongest possible terms. “The indiscriminate killing of children, women, and men […]
BEIRUT (AP)—French president Francois Hollande is condemning what he calls a “war crime” after a suspected chemical attack in Syria. Hollande recalled that France had pushed for an international military campaign against Syrian President Bashar Assad over his use of chemical weapons in 2013. “France has not changed its position on this issue,” he said […]
EU Council President Donald Tusk presented the main elements of his proposed negotiating guidelines for Brexit talks in Malta to the 27 EU leaders, two days after British Prime Minister Theresa May formally triggered the two-year withdrawal process. “The talks, which are about to start will be difficult, complex, and sometimes even confrontational. There is […]
European Council President Donald Tusk received formal notification for Brexit from London on March 29. Tusk said the European Union is unhappy that Britain is leaving the bloc it has been a part of for more than four decades. “There is no reason to pretend that this is a happy day, neither in Brussels nor […]
