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WARSAW, Feb 14, 2012 (IPS) - Last weekend saw tens of thousands of people across Europe taking to the streets in protest against the international treaty to enforce intellectual property rights. European politicians are gradually distancing themselves fr
The ambassadors of 10 Central and Eastern European countries, Bulgaria included, have sent an open letter to political party leaders in the Netherlands protesting against a website set up by the Dutch far-right Freedom Party of Geert Wilders. The anti-i
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk listens to a question during a discussion with internet users about the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, or ACTA, in Warsaw, Poland, Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. Tusk invited to his office internet surfers to talk about... View Photo »
The government’s efforts need to be focused on the safety and prosperity of every single Pole
WARSAW, Poland—Poland's first nuclear plant will be fully operational in 2025, a major energy group said, as residents of a popular summer vacation resort area overwhelmingly expressed their disapproval of building the reactor there. Prime Minister Donal
13 February 2012 Last updated at 10:05 ET By Dave Lee Technology reporter, BBC News The European Parliament will debate Acta in the summer The president of the European Parliament has criticised the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (Acta
A controversial international trade agreement, which campaigners fear would restrict internet freedom looks likely to be delayed or scrapped, the latest in a string of measures planned to combat online piracy to falter in the face of co-ordinated protest
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, accompanied by Culture Minister Bogdan Zdrojewski, right, and Administration and Digitalization Minister Michal Boni, left, discusses with internet users about the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, or ACTA, in... View Photo »
Nearly all of the opposition leaders, even if they would not vote for the government, have said they were ready to work together on some of my proposals
Germany will not sign an international anti-piracy treaty, despite having already agreed to it in principal, government sources in Berlin said Friday, as cited by the German press agency DPA. The so called Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement ( ACTA ), in
WARSAW, Poland—A new poll shows Poland's ruling pro-business party losing popularity as it pushes ahead with austerity measures aimed at controlling debt. The poll by the TNS OBOP center, published Friday by the Gazeta Wyborcza daily, shows the Civic Pla
Donald Franciszek Tusk (pronounced [ˈdɔnalt franˈtɕiʃɛk ˈtusk], born 22 April 1957, Gdańsk) is a right-wing Polish politician, co-founder and chairman of the Civic Platform (Platforma Obywatelska), and the Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland. Full Article
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, accompanied by Culture Minister Bogdan Zdrojewski, right, and Administration and Digitalization Minister Michal Boni, left, discusses with internet users about the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, or ACTA, in Warsaw, Poland, Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. ...
View Photo »Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk gets into a car after leaving a European Union summit at the EU headquarters on January 30, 2012 in Brussels. European leaders today called for an accord 'by the end of the week' on a 130-billion euro ($171-billion) bailout for Greece as well as a debt...
View Photo »Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk (C) arrives for a European Union summit at the EU headquarters on January 30, 2012 in Brussels. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned today that he will not sign a pact for fiscal discipline he says lacks ambition or courage, unless Warsaw gets a say...
View Photo »Finland Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen (L) talks with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk prior to the family picture during a European Union summit at the EU headquarters on January 30, 2012 in Brussels. European leaders bid to close a chapter in the debt crisis today with a pact on...
View Photo »Finland's Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen talks to his Polish counterpart Donald Tusk (R) as they pose for a family photo during an European Union summit in Brussels January 30, 2012. European leaders will struggle to reconcile austerity with growth on Monday at a summit due to approve a...
View Photo »Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk arrives for a European Union summit at the EU headquarters on January 30, 2012 in Brussels. European leaders bid to close a chapter in the debt crisis today with a pact on balanced budgets, but the eurozone Achilles heel that is Greece threatens to...
View Photo »Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk arrives for an EU summit in Brussels on Monday, Jan. 30, 2012. European leaders will try to come up with ways to boost growth despite steep budget cuts across the continent when they meet in Brussels on Monday. The 27 heads of state and government...
View Photo »Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk listens to European Council President Herman Van Rompuy during their meeting at the Prime Ministers Chancellery in Warsaw January 23, 2012.
View Photo »Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk (L) meets with EU President Herman Van Rompuy (R) on January 23, 2012 in Warsaw.
View Photo »Polish counterpart Donald Tusk gives a press point after a meeting with Italy's Prime Minister on January 19, 2012 at Palazzo Chigi in Rome.
View Photo »Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk delivers a speech at Denmarks National Radios concerthall in Copenhagen on January 11, 2012 during the official opening ceremony of the handing over of the EU Presidency from Poland to Denmark.
View Photo »Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk (L) and his Finnish counterpart Jyrki Katainen smile as they meet at the Prime Minister's Chancellery in Warsaw December 19, 2011.
View Photo »Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk (R) meets with his Finnish counterpart Jyrki Katainen at the Prime Minister's Chancellery in Warsaw December 19, 2011.
View Photo »Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk speaks at the Polish Parliament in Warsaw December 15, 2011.
View Photo »Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk prepares to make his speech at the Polish Parliament in Warsaw December 15, 2011.
View Photo »European Parliament President Jerzy Buzek (C) arrives with Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk (L) and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, to take part in a debate on the results of the Polish presidency of the EU for the last six months at the European Parliament in Strasbourg...
View Photo »Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk (R) addresses the European Parliament to present the results of the Polish presidency of the EU for the last six months at the European Parliament in Strasbourg December 14, 2011.
View Photo »Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk attends a debate on Poland's six-month presidency of the European Council which ends next December 31, 2011, during a plenary session at the European Parliament on December 14, 2011 in Strasbourg eastern France.
View Photo »Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk (L) listens to European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso before a debate on Poland's six-month presidency of the European Council which ends next December 31, 2011, during a plenary session at the European Parliament on December 14, 2011 in Strasbourg...
View Photo »Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk (L) arrives with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso to attend a debate on the results of the Polish presidency of the EU for the last six months at the European Parliament in Strasbourg December 14, 2011.
View Photo »Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk (L) and European Council President Herman Van Rompuy (R) address a joint news conference at the end of an European Union leaders summit in Brussels December 9, 2011. Europe divided in a historic rift on Friday over building a closer fiscal union to...
View Photo »Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk speaks at a news conference at the end of an European Union leaders summit in Brussels December 9, 2011. Europe divided on Friday in a historic rift over building a closer fiscal union to preserve the euro, with an overwhelming majority of countries...
View Photo »Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk (L), European Council President Herman Van Rompuy (C) and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso hold a joint news conference at the end of an European Union leaders summit in Brussels December 9, 2011. Europe divided on Friday in a...
View Photo »Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk delivers a speech before the signing of the European Union accession treaty of Croatia at an EU leaders summit in Brussels December 9, 2011. Croatia is poised to become the European Union's 28th member in July 2013 after the ex-Yugoslav state signed...
View Photo »Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk leaves the European Council headquarters after a night of negotiations at a European Union summit in Brussels December 9, 2011. European Union leaders paused from their summit after hours of talks focused on trying to find a solution to the euro zone...
View Photo »Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, accompanied by Culture Minister Bogdan Zdrojewski, right, and Administration and Digitalization Minister Michal Boni, left, discusses with internet users about the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, or ACTA, in Warsaw, Poland, Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. ...
View Photo »The government’s efforts need to be focused on the safety and prosperity of every single Pole
Nearly all of the opposition leaders, even if they would not vote for the government, have said they were ready to work together on some of my proposals
As of 2013 we will gradually raise the retirement age to 67 and bring the retirement age for women in line with that for men. We will try to do it softly but it will be painful I am afraid.
Only strong players will survive in the crisis
Only strong players will make it through the crisis
The security of Polish pensioners today and in the future depends on that
I'm convinced that the coming four years will be the time of greatest challenge and we will try to get through it as best we can
This is a potentially strong government
The decision of the voters means a consent for the continuation of the main direction
I don't have any doubt that the next four years will present unprecedented challenges
