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born 1957 Poland
Donald Franciszek Tusk (born 22 April 1957) is a Polish politician who has served as the prime minister of Poland since 2023 and was previously in the post from 2007 to 2014. Tusk was a co-founder and chairman of the Civic Platform (Platforma Obywatelska) political party.
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Europe is not old, haggard or barren. Europe is young, dynamic and vital. Our continent remains the best place in the world to live.
Every family knows that a divorce is traumatic for everyone. Everyone in the EU, but especially the Brits themselves, would lose out economically [if Britain left the EU].
The EU will be able to rise to every scenario as long as we are not divided.
Bad politicians are elected by good citizens who stay at home.
If a deal is impossible, and no-one wants no deal, then who will finally have the courage to say what the only positive solution is?
EU27 is not working on 'no-deal' scenario.
I know the taste of victory, I know the bitterness of defeat, but I don't know the word surrender.
In Poland only idiots and traitors can rejoice at the triumph of the AfD.
You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one.
I may be from the east but I am not a beast.
I still have dreams. Politics without dreams – it would be a nightmare.
No-one will ever tell me that Brexit is a good thing because as I have always said, in fact, Brexit is only about damage control.
Brexit means drifting apart but we don't want to build a wall.
As a historian I fear Brexit could be the beginning of the destruction of not only the EU but also Western political civilisation in its entirety.
Now, all that matters is help for people threatened by flooding and state action. Those who can, let them help, those who can't, let them not hinder. Politics must give way to solidarity.
I'm incapable of getting angry with Angela Merkel.
If we told our story even half as well as we actually governed, we would be winning election after election.
It will make it more complicated and costly than today for all of us. This is the essence of Brexit.
The UK's decision on Brexit has caused the problem and the UK will have to solve it. Without a solution there will be no withdrawal agreement and no transition.
There is a special place in hell for those who promoted Brexit without even a sketch of a plan of how to carry it out safely.
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