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Donald Tusk (centre), leader of opposition party Civic Platform, will lead a protest march in Warsaw today

Why is Poland's opposition protesting?

Thousands of Poles are expected to take to the streets of the capital Warsaw today to protest against a new law, signed by Poland's President Andrzej Duda earlier this week, which will create a commission to investigate whether individuals succumbed to "Russian influence".

Poland • 04 Jun 23

Donald Tusk served as prime minister of Poland between 2007 and 2014

Former EU chief Tusk returns to Polish opposition role

Former EU chief Donald Tusk has returned to frontline politics against Poland's governing right-wing populists, taking over as acting head of the opposition Civic Platform party.

World • 03 Jul 21

Donald Tusk was European Council president during the Brexit negotiation process

Tusk says independent Scotland would be welcome in EU

Former European Council president Donald Tusk has said Scotland would be welcomed into Europe "enthusiastically" if it won independence from the rest of the UK, but the process of rejoining would not be automatic.

World • 02 Feb 20

Jean-Claude Juncker: 'I note with satisfaction, amusement and, yes, pleasure that it seems it is not easy to replace me'

EU leaders deadlocked over top jobs in Brussels

European leaders failed to agree on a new top team to lead efforts to reform their union for the next five years, and postponed a decision for a least a week.

Europe • 21 Jun 19

EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier (R) meets Leo Varadkar (L) on the sidelines of the EU summit

'Enormous hostility' across EU to any Brexit extension

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said there is enormous hostility across the EU to any extension to Brexit adding that some had lost patience with the UK.

Europe • 20 Jun 19

Michel Barnier will hold talks with Leo Varadkar, Simon Coveney and Paschal Donohoe

Barnier to visit Dublin for Brexit talks on Monday

The EU's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier and his team are to visit Dublin for talks on Monday in advance of next Wednesday's meeting of EU leaders in Brussels.

Brexit • 06 Apr 19

Donald Tusk will bring his proposal to EU leaders next week

Tusk proposes 'flexible' Brexit extension - reports

European Council President Donald Tusk is proposing to make an offer of a 12-month "flexible" extension to the UK's Brexit date, a senior European Union official has said.

Brexit • 05 Apr 19

Donald Tusk tweeted after the vote saying he has called a summit

European Council to meet on 10 April to discuss Brexit

A European Council meeting is to be held on 10 April following the rejection of the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement by the House of Commons.

Brexit • 29 Mar 19

Donald Tusk described opposition to a long extension as 'unacceptable'

Tusk urges EU not to 'betray' pro-Europe British voters

European Council president Donald Tusk has urged the European Parliament to "be open to a long extension, if the UK wishes to rethink its strategy".

Brexit • 27 Mar 19

Michel Barnier said the key moment has now come for London to make up its mind

'Concrete plan' needed for Brexit extension - Barnier

An extension of Brexit talks beyond the 29 March deadline would only make sense if it increased the chances of the already agreed deal being ratified by Britain, EU's chief Brexit negotiator has said.

Brexit • 19 Mar 19

The pair will discuss the UK's Brexit requests on Tuesday

Taoiseach to meet Tusk to consider Brexit requests

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar will meet European Council President Donald Tusk next week in Dublin to consider any requests from the UK to delay Brexit.

Brexit • 17 Mar 19

Donald Tusk told the six-year-old English girl they would 'always be friends'

Tusk responds to Brexit message from six-year-old girl

European Council President Donald Tusk has shared a letter from a six-year-old English girl, featuring an apparently pointed message to Brexit-backing MPs.

Brexit • 13 Mar 19

Leo Varadkar met the British Prime Minister on the margins of the summit

Taoiseach 'senses' Brexit deal or extension by 29 March

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said he has the "sense" that Britain will not crash out of the EU without a deal at the end of next month, while Theresa May said any extension of Article 50 would not address the issues.

Brexit • 25 Feb 19

Brexit: Hell, high water and the return of Chequers

Europe Editor Tony Connelly reflects on another dramatic week in the Brexit saga, as the clocks ticks down to the UK leaving the European Union on 29 March.

Brexit • 09 Feb 19

Brexit Republic Episode Twenty Six

Brexit • 08 Feb 19

Donald Tusk said that the EU27 had decided in December that the Withdrawal Agreement was not open for renegotiation

'Special place in hell' for no plan Brexiteers - Tusk

European Council President Donald Tusk has said that the EU27 will make no new offer in the Brexit negotiations.

Brexit • 06 Feb 19

Michel Barnier said the backstop must remain

No-deal risk higher than ever before, warns Barnier

EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said Brussels "profoundly regrets" the vote on Theresa May's Withdrawal Agreement after two years of negotiation and warned the risk of a no deal is higher than ever before

Brexit • 16 Jan 19

Dramatic Brexit week leaves us none the wiser

Europe Editor Tony Connelly writes that after one of the most dramatic weeks yet, we are none the wiser about the Brexit endgame.

Brexit • 15 Dec 18

The conflict flared up again recently when Russia seized Ukrainian vessels and sailors

EU extends sanctions on Russia over Ukraine conflict

EU leaders extended punishing economic sanctions against Russia over the conflict in Ukraine for another six months on Thursday, amid heightened tensions between Kiev and Moscow over their Azov Sea clash.

World • 13 Dec 18

Theresa May will "update" EU leaders later this week

EU leaders to discuss Brexit options after meeting May

Theresa May will be given an opportunity to "update" EU leaders on Brexit before they discuss the situation and "adopt relevant conclusions" in her absence, European Council president Donald Tusk has said.

Brexit • 12 Dec 18

Donald Tusk met Theresa May this evening

Tusk says EU willing to help May on Brexit deal

European Council President Donald Tusk has said that the bloc is willing to help British Prime Minister Theresa May win the UK parliament's approval of the Brexit deal after meeting with her this evening.

Brexit • 11 Dec 18

Britain is due to leave the EU on March 29

'No deal or no Brexit' if London rejects text - Tusk

Britain's choice would be to leave the European Union without a deal or abandon Brexit altogether if its parliament rejects an agreement between the EU and Prime Minister Theresa May, European Council President Donald Tusk said today.

Brexit • 30 Nov 18

Theresa May updated European Council president Donald Tusk on the situation this morning

May under pressure to publish legal advice on backstop

British Prime Minister Theresa May is under intense pressure to publish the legal advice behind her Brexit plan as Labour, Tory Eurosceptics and the Democratic Unionist Party line up against her.

Brexit • 07 Nov 18

Theresa May has insisted an exit agreement is still "achievable"

May updates cabinet on Brexit talks ahead of summit

British Prime Minister Theresa May has given an assessment on the Brexit talks to her cabinet colleagues in Downing Street.

Brexit • 16 Oct 18

Donald Tusk made the comments in a letter to members of the European Council

No-deal Brexit 'more likely than ever before' - Tusk

A no-deal scenario in Brexit negotiations is "more likely than ever before", EU President Donald Tusk has warned, ahead of a crunch summit in Brussels billed as a crucial moment for planning Britain's exit from the bloc.

Brexit • 15 Oct 18