POLAND: Pro-EU Opposition Leads Gov't In Sunday's Election

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Politicians across Europe cheered Sunday’s projected victory by Polish opposition forces — especially in Germany, the favorite target of Poland’s ruling Law and Justice Party.  

“I expect that Poland will become a constructive partner and that the change in government will strengthen its standing in Europe,” Terry Reintke, a German MEP who is co-leader of the Greens in the European Parliament, told German radio. “Poland is an extremely relevant democracy for Europe.“

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#POLAND: Former EU Pres. Tusk Will Boycott Election; Incumbent Duda Is Likely Winner

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Former European Council president Donald Tusk is appealing for a boycott of the upcoming presidential election in his native Poland, saying the postal vote the government has proposed carries health risks amid the coronavirus pandemic and would not meet democratic standards for free, equal and transparent elections.

Tusk, who served as Poland’s prime minister from 2007 to 2014, said in a video on Twitter that he would not “not take part in the voting procedure" for the May 10 balloting. He said the vote promoted by the right-leaning ruling party “has nothing to do with an election.”

According to the latest election poll conducted by Statista in April 2020, the current President of Poland, Andrzej Duda, has the highest chance of winning next year's presidential election. The poll estimates that he may count on 59% of votes.

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#UK: Euro Council Pres. Says "Special Place In Hell" For Those Who Pushed Brexit Without A Plan; Unleashes Firestorm

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European Council President Donald Tusk has spoken of a "special place in hell" for "those who promoted Brexit without even a sketch of a plan of how to carry it out safely." He was speaking after talks with Irish leader Leo Varadkar in Brussels. The comments, which he also  tweeted from his official EC twitter account, were received with outrage from pro-Brexit Members of Parliament in the UK, some accusing Tusk of arrogance."

Brexit-backing MPs reacted with anger to the comments, accusing Tusk of "arrogance." Prime Minister Theresa May said, after a meeting in Brussels today, that the words were, "not helpful and caused widespread dismay in the United Kingdom." Home Secretary Sajid Javid retweeted Tusk's comments, saying simply, "out of order." Leading Brexiteer Nigel Farage said, "After Brexit we will be free of unelected, arrogant bullies like you and run our own country." Northern Ireland Democratic Unionist Party Leader Arlene Foster said Tusk's comments were "deliberately provocative," and "very disrespectful." Pro-Brexit MP Mark Francois said, "The British people are pretty stubborn and won't be bullied - not even by Donald Tusk."

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#EU: Euro Pres. Tusk Lays Out Options To Avoid "Hard" Post-Brexit Border Between EU's Ireland And N. Ireland

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One of the EU’s most senior leaders has said all member states will accept the first draft of the Brexit withdrawal treaty published on Wednesday, amid furor in Westminster over the EU’s plan for avoiding a hard border on Ireland. Donald Tusk, the European council president, said he was “absolutely sure that all the essential elements of the draft will be accepted by all”. He stressed that the bloc’s chief negotiator, Michel Barnier – whose team drafted the Ireland protocol – had the full support of the EU institutions and the 27 member states that will remain in the union when Britain leaves.

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#UK: Donald Tusk Throws Down Gauntlet On Brexit

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The European Union has thrown down the Brexit gauntlet to Theresa May, issuing an uncompromising list of Brexit demands at a special EU Leaders’ summit amid signs of rising tensions between London and Brussels.

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#UK: It's Official: PM Theresa May Notifies The EU That UK Is Leaving In Two Years

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Britain's departure from the EU is "an historic moment from which there can be no turning back", Theresa May has said. She was speaking after Britain's EU ambassador formally triggered the two year exit process by handing a letter to EU Council President Donald Tusk, who said it was not a "happy day" for him or the EU. The European Parliament warned security cooperation was not on the table as it fired its opening salvo in what are expected to be tough negotiations.

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#EU: European Council Pres. Donald Tusk Re-Appointed, Despite Oppo. From Home Country

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European Council President Donald Tusk has been re-elected for a second term, despite opposition from his home country, Poland. According to initial reports, Tusk secured the votes of 27 out of 28 EU leaders at the European summit in Brussels.

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#EU: Euro Council Pres. Tusk Warns Economic Migrants: "Don't Come To Europe"

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European Council Pres. Donald Tusk has urged economic migrants not to undertake the arduous journey to Europe. He appealed to "potential illegal economic migrants" saying, "Do not come to Europe. Do not believe the smugglers. Do not risk your lives and your money. It is all for nothing."

#EU: European Council Pres. Tusk Warns Of "Pre-Revolutionary" Europe, Left/Right Anti-EU Coalition

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European Council Pres. Donald Tusk says he fears "political contagion" from the Greek crisis far more than its financial fallout, arguing that common cause between far-right and far-left groups has been a precursor to a pre-revolutionary atmosphere that Europe has not seen since 1968.

Pictured: EC Pres. Donald Tusk, Prime Minister of Poland.

#EU: Emergency Summit Of EU Foreign Mins. Called As Greek Economic Crisis Threatens EU's Future

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European Council Pres. Donald Tusk has called an emergency summit of nations in the Eurozone next week after Greek debt talks ended Thursday without a deal, sparking warnings of an "accident" that could push Athens out of the nations using the Euro currency if there is no breakthrough by June 30.

Pictured: European Council President Donald Tusk.

#EU: #Poland's PM #DonaldTusk Named Next European Council President

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PM #Tusk Says NATO Will Boost Presence in Poland [world politics news]

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Gov't Takes Over Private Pension Funds, Cancels Bonds [world politics news]