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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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The paradox is that 500 million Europeans are asking 300 million Americans to defend them against 140 million Russians. We must rely on ourselves, fully aware of our potential and with confidence that we are a global power.
We want to understand democracy as an endless discussion, or a constant debate when we choose a path. (...) But when the consensus comes, (...) we work as one body.
There can be no frictionless trade outside of the customs union and the single market. Friction is an inevitable side-effect of Brexit by nature.
The fate of Brexit is in the hands of our British friends. As the EU, we are prepared for the worst, but hope for the best. As you know, hope dies last.
Tomorrow I meet PM Boris Johnson. I hope that he will not like to go down in history as “Mr. No Deal”.
Europe should be grateful by President Trump, because thanks to him we have got rid of old illusions. He has made us realise that if you need a helping hand, you will find one at the end of your arm.
The claims, increasingly taking the form of threats that no agreement will be good for the UK, and bad for the EU, need to be addressed. I want to be clear that a 'no deal scenario' would be bad for everyone, but above all for the UK, because it would leave a number of issues unresolved.
[I will] not co-operate on [a] no-deal.
But if we restore the normal role of public television. Not that they say 'Tusk is a genius and Kaczyński is a Jew'. Just saying... Only that there would be normal public television again, people with different views, debates and so on.
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