Donald Tusk

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Donald Tusk is a Polish politician who has served as prime minister of Poland and president of the European Council. He returned to the premiership in December 2023 after previously serving from 2007 to 2014.

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We have documented 1 statement by Donald Tusk, in 1 case. Each statement below gives the quotation, its original source and a link to the full case.

Statements by Donald Tusk

Donald Tusk

Role at the time: Prime minister of Poland

October 30, 2026Defended or excused

Statement summary

Tusk posts that restoring the rule of law after the PiS years demands firm action. PAP reports the post among reactions to the tribunal intervention.

“Restoring the rule of law is our duty. After years of PiS lawlessness, this is a difficult, sometimes painful process, and it requires decisive action. There is no other way. (Translated from Polish. Original: Przywracanie rządów prawa jest naszym obowiązkiem. Po latach pisowskiego bezprawia to proces trudny, czasem bolesny i wymaga zdecydowanego działania. Innej drogi nie ma.)”

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Why we used this label

Relative to the tribunal intervention, which PAP reports alongside this post, Tusk calls restoring the rule of law a duty that requires decisive action and says there is no other way.

Read statement Full case: Tusk defends Poland's tribunal intervention; Ziobro calls it an attack on the state

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Case

Tusk defends Poland's tribunal intervention; Ziobro calls it an attack on the state

Relationship to this case: Participant

Korwin-Piotrowska, claiming authority as the longest-serving judge, orders a one-month interruption of Bogdan Święczkowski's duties at Poland's Constitutional Tribunal. He calls it unlawful. Tusk defends decisive action to restore the rule of law; Ziobro calls the events an attack on the state.

International Relations European UnionPublished November 1, 2026

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Tusk defends Poland's tribunal intervention; Ziobro calls it an attack on the state

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