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Jean-Claude Juncker and Donald Tusk Express Pleasure on Eurogroup's Agreement for Greece

European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker and European Council president Donald Tusk on Thursday expressed their pleasure on the Eurogroup's agreement for Greece during a joint press conference before the start of the GF Summit at Ise-Shima, Japan. "We are pleased...

Donald Tusk Urges Greek Debt Deal 'Very Soon'

Council President Donald Tusk urged the eurozone to swiftly close talks on fresh reform measures for debt-hit Greece, saying it would help global economic stability. “I urge finance ministers to reach an agreement very soon,” Tusk told reporters as he...

Donald Tusk Announces EU Refugee Summit on Sept. 23

European Council President Donald Tusk announced via his Twitter account on Thursday that he has convened an urgent European Union summit on the refugee crisis this upcoming Wednesday, September 23. The EU's Interior Ministers are scheduled to meet on September 22 to discuss how to...

Greekment: Donald Tusk Adds New Lingo to the Greek Crisis

After striking a deal with Greece last night, European leaders will look to successfully materialize this "Greekment." European Council President Donald Tusk was the first official to speak after almost 17 hours of hard talks among Europe's top officials that led...

Donald Tusk Calls Euro Summit on Tuesday

The rejection of the creditors' proposed bailout in Sunday's Greek referendum has not only raised questions about the future of Greece but also of the Eurozone. In response to these developments and to German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande's call for an...

EU President Tusk Calls on Ankara to Cease Activities in Syria and Cyprus' EEZ

The President of the European Council (EUCO) Donald Tusk visited Cyprus on Friday, where he held a joint press conference with Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades. President Tusk slammed Turkish President Erdogan for his earlier provocative statements, in which he threatened...

EU President Tusk Slams Turkey, Saying ''We Stand United Behind Cyprus''

Donald Tusk, the outgoing President of the European Council, issued a damning statement against Turkey on Monday evening, condemning Ankara's actions off the coast of the Republic of Cyprus. Tusk, whose tenure in the EU's highest office ends on October 31,...

Tsipras: Tusk's Proposal on Refugee Quotas is 'Unfortunate'

The proposal by European Council President Donald Tusk to scrap mandatory quotas on relocating asylum seekers across the European Union, is "unfortunate, untimely and unnecessary", Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said in an interview with state TV channel ERT3, that...

Tusk Vs. Avramopoulos in Latest EU Refugee Quotas Feud

The deep political, economic and cultural divide between North and South in the EU has led to yet another feud - this time on the issue of refugee quotas for the EU countries. Rivals from the two sides of the...

Mitsotakis Tells Tusk Greece Needs a Government that Believes in European Vision

Greece needs a reliable government that will believe in the European vision, New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis told the President of the European Council Donald Tusk, on the sidelines of the European People's Party (EPP) meeting in Malta on...

Social Protection and Labour Best Practices to be Upheld 'Across all Europe,' Tusk Says

European leaders remain committed to upholding the European Union's social acquis throughout Europe, including Greece, European Council President Donald Tusk said on Saturday, in a press conference after the EU's 60th anniversary summit. Replying to questions, Tusk referred to a...

Migrant Flows to Greece Down 98%, Tusk and Juncker Inform European Parliament

There has been a dramatic reduction in the refugee flows reaching Greece, European Council President Donald Tusk and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker told the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Wednesday. According to Tusk, this reduction was as high as...

Tusk: Eurogroup for Greece in the Next Days

We must avoid a new situation of uncertainty for Greece. A date for a Eurogroup meeting needs to be set, and not in the distant future. It needs to be set in the next days, not weeks," European Council...

Unacceptable to Shift the Burden of Migration Crisis on Cyprus, Anastasiades Tells Tusk

It is unacceptable to shift the burden of responsibility for the migration crisis on the shoulders of the Republic of Cyprus, President of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades stressed on Tuesday. The President held a meeting in Nicosia with President of the...

Greek PM Tsipras and Tusk: Effective Management of Refugee Flows Is an International and European Issue

The effective management of the refugee and migratory flow is an international and European issue and it requires a common European approach with respect to the principles of international law and the EU, solidarity and the need for fair...