Donald Tusk taking charge of European Council
2 Dec 2014 11:47 PM GMT
Donald Tusk becomes the second full-time president of the European Council on Monday. Tusk, who was democratic Poland’s longest-serving prime minister before resigning in September just short of seven years in office, will be in charge of chairing European Union’s summits and brokering behind-the-scenes deals.
He will be the first EU president to come from a former communist bloc state. The 18-member eurozone is struggling to emerge from a crisis, while Britain is threatening secession over the EU’s immigration regulations which London deems harmful to Britain’s economy. Europe also lacks unity on policy toward Russia.
He will be the first EU president to come from a former communist bloc state. The 18-member eurozone is struggling to emerge from a crisis, while Britain is threatening secession over the EU’s immigration regulations which London deems harmful to Britain’s economy. Europe also lacks unity on policy toward Russia.
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