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Donald Tusk

(1957–1972) Politician

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Donald Tusk was a politician, best known for Solidarność i duma.

Quick Facts About Donald Tusk

Born: April 22, 1957
Died: January 1, 1972
Profession: Politician
Notable works: Solidarność i duma
Spouse: Ewa Tusk

About Donald Tusk

Donald Franciszek Tusk is a Polish politician and historian who has served as the prime minister of Poland since 2023, previously holding the office from 2007 to 2014. Tusk was President of the European Council from 2014 to 2019 and led the European People's Party from 2019 to 2022. He co-founded the Civic Platform (PO), one of the dominant Polish political parties, and was its longtime leader – from 2003 to 2014 and again from 2021 to 2025 – before it merged into the Civic Coalition (KO) party. He is the longest-serving prime minister of the Third Polish Republic.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Donald Tusk

In Poland we still believe - and this certainly applies to my government - that greater competitiveness, and greater growth and savings…

Applies

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I am glad that Angela Merkel is the German Chancellor, as she tries to combine a sense of responsibility with morality and…

Glad

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The strategic partnership between the European Union and the United States is rooted in our shared values of freedom, human rights, democracy…

Belief

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I spent an important part of my life participating in conflicts. But for me, conflict was not the main principle.

Conflict

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Today, it is more important than ever to strengthen transatlantic relations. Only by co-operating closely can the EU and the US continue…

Challenges

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If we believe that the EU is only a fair-weather event we will be doomed. The EU cannot be an answer only…

Believe

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Poles must understand history but we must also overcome it if it is obstructing our contemporary goals.

Also

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I will be engaging myself personally, as the head of the Polish government, in the optimization of conditions for the exploration, research,…

Business

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Over the years, the European Union and the United States have worked together to ensure peace and prosperity for our citizens and…

Around the world

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We are giving the citizens of Poland a sense that a reasonable and predictable government is ruling here.

Citizens

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Quality of life is not only about what you find in the shops; it's about the landscape.

About

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My Kashubian family, like the Jews, are people who were born and live in border areas and were suspected by the Nazis…

Areas

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We should remind our American friends of their own motto: United we stand. Divided, we fall.

Fall

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I'm plain incapable of getting angry with Angela Merkel and likewise.

Angry

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I got into politics a little bit by chance, as a person from the first generation of the Solidarity movement.

Bit

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Nothing would be better today if Europe were divided or smaller. Today we have to say loud and clear that the crises,…

Crisis

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What we have to do is to definitively remove the last vestiges of power from those who treat terms such as 'liberal…

Democracy

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I can confirm that Poland should become a eurozone country, and not just because of the treaties that have been signed, but…

Because

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Politics itself is not sacred any more.

Any

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A word of truth can mobilise two peoples looking for the road to reconciliation.

Looking

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If there's one country that can be trusted to understand the complexity of history, it's Israel.

Complexity

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For Poland, the United States is the most important ally.

Allies

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Poland is not a very large country, but it's also not a small country.

Country

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My government is in no sense anti-Russian.

Government

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Today, the most important political instrument in the hands of the opposition is the presidential veto.

Hands

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