Donald Tusk - Wikipedia
WEBHe enrolled at the University of Gdańsk to study history, and graduated in 1980. [13] . While studying, he was active in the Student Committee of Solidarity, a group that opposed Poland's communist rule at the time. [13]
Donald Tusk's Coalition Government: A New Hope ... - American University
WEBMar 5, 2024 · After two months of uncertainty about whether former Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki would be able to form a government, President Andrzej Duda was finally forced to offer Donald Tusk, leader of the Civic Coalition (KO), the chance to form a government.
Donald Tusk | Biography, Party, & Views | Britannica
WEB5 days ago · After showing promise as a football (soccer) player, he studied history at the University of Gdańsk, where he became an anticommunist student leader in the 1970s. Tusk’s political awareness had been dramatically awakened at age 13 when he witnessed police shooting at striking workers.
Who Is Donald Tusk, the Man Who Retook Power From Poland’s …
WEBDec 12, 2023 · A fan of Miles Davis who studied history at university, Mr. Tusk has sometimes alienated potential voters, particularly more traditional-minded ones in small rural towns and villages.
Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies | Donald Tusk
WEBHe served as the prime minister of Poland from 2007 to 2014 and was a co-founder and chairman of the Civic Platform (Platforma Obywatelska) political party. On 20 November 2019, Tusk was elected as the president of the European People's Party (EPP), Europe's largest transnational political party.
Donald Tusk: a Polish ex-premier aiming to restore liberal …
WEBOct 20, 2023 · Tusk promised at his first news conference, delivered in his native tongue, that “I will polish my English” in order to be effective in Brussels. PiS claimed Tusk was abandoning Poland, after...
Donald Tusk - University of Pécs
WEBDec 8, 2017 · Donald Tusk was born in 1957 in Gdańsk, Poland. In 1976 he started studying history at the University of Gdańsk, where he got involved in illegal activities against the Communist regime. In the 1980s he was an activist in the underground Solidarity movement.
Politics and Diplomacy: Lessons from Donald Tusk’s Time as …
WEBDec 18, 2020 · Looking back at the lessons from Donald Tusk’s time as President of the European Council from 2014 to 2019, this article argues that Tusk made an immensely important political contribution to the EU as he set the tone for a liberal and progressive agenda at a time of significant threat from populist and pro-Russian voices in Europe.
Donald Tusk - Consilium
WEBIn 1976 he started studying history at Gdańsk University, where he became involved in illegal activities against the Communist regime. At the time he cooperated inter alia with the underground Free Trade Unions and met the future Solidarity leader Lech Wałęsa.
Poland's democracy is at stake in October elections, opposition ... - NPR
WEBSep 8, 2023 · Donald Tusk, a former prime minister and former president of the European Council, is leading a group of political parties known as the Civic Coalition to try to unseat Poland's right-wing...