Donald Tusk
Some of the key events about Donald Tusk
- 1980Co-founded the Independent Students' Union, one of the first student organizations opposing communist rule in Poland
- 1991Co-founded the Liberal Democratic Congress party, promoting free-market reforms and European integration
- 2001Co-founded the Civic Platform party, which became one of Poland's major political forces
- 2005Faced criticism for his party's alliance with the populist Self-Defense party
- 2007Became Prime Minister of Poland, leading the country through the global financial crisis without entering recession
- 2007Accused of mishandling the investigation into the 2010 Smolensk plane crash
- 2010Criticized for his government's response to severe flooding in Poland
- 2011Won re-election as Prime Minister, becoming the first Polish PM to serve two consecutive terms since 1989
- 2012Faced protests over plans to raise the retirement age in Poland
- 2014Elected as President of the European Council, becoming the first Eastern European to hold this position
- 2014Embroiled in a wiretapping scandal involving senior government officials
- 2015Played a key role in negotiating the EU-Turkey agreement to address the European migrant crisis
- 2015His party lost the parliamentary elections after eight years in power
- 2016Criticized for his handling of the migrant crisis as President of the European Council
- 2017Secured a second term as President of the European Council, continuing to lead EU policy discussions
- 2017Accused of interfering in Polish domestic politics while serving as European Council President
- 2019Elected as President of the European People's Party, the largest political group in the European Parliament
- 2019Faced allegations of favoring Germany's interests over those of other EU members
- 2021Criticized for his leadership of the European People's Party and its declining influence
- 2023Returned to Polish politics and was elected as leader of the Civic Platform party, aiming to form a new government
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