Donald Tusk

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...

The 28 European Union Member States on Thursday evening in Brussels unanimously decided the establishment of a common coast guard and border guard to protect Europe's borders. A six-month timeline is given for the adoption and implementation of the EU...

Turkey may be a key partner concerning counter-terrorism but the EU needs better cooperation regarding Syria and the Cyprus issue, EU Council President Donald Tusk said on Sunday. Speaking to the press on his arrival to the EU – Turkey...

The possible redrawing of the Schengen Treaty zone will be discussed at an emergency European Union meeting on Friday, with Greece being in danger of being placed outside the Schengen borders, according to a Daily Mail report. Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg...

Despite disagreements over quotas, European Union member states agreed that the refugee issue is a shared responsibility and that Greece and Italy should not shoulder the burden alone. After a marathon meeting on the refugee issue, European leaders agreed on...

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...

European Council President Donald Tusk signaled Europe's willingness to assist in the development of peace talks between the two sides of Cyprus's 41-year-old division and highlighted the significance of the following months for a successful resolution. Following his meeting with Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday,...

The President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos invited European Council President Donald Tusk to Greece to discuss Europe's refugee crisis on Tuesday, September 8th. Tusk had said that the inflow of migrants and refugees to Europe could go on for years. European...

Europe came close to catastrophe for over 2.5 billion euros as the talks between Greece and its creditors for a new bailout deal last weekend almost failed, European Council President Donald Tusk said. Tusk gave an interview to Greek newspaper...

A lot has happened during 17 hours of talks on the Eurozone's future. Before Greece and its creditors agreed on a new 86-billion European Stability Mechanism (ESM) program, there were multiple interruptions and as the night went on, reports of impasses and confrontations...