French President Emmanuel Macron greets Charles Michel, the new President of the European Council, at the Elysée Palace, before the European summit on Thursday and Friday. IMAGES
European Council President Donald Tusk and his successor Charles Michel arrive at the EU Commission ahead of the handover ceremony in Brussels. IMAGES of the two arriving
European Council president Donald Tusk says after a meeting of EU leaders that Turkey’s US-brokered truce is not serious and demands Ankara halt its offensive against Kurdish forces. SOUNDBITE
EU Council president Donald Tusk says the European Council endorses the deal on Brexit, adding that both sides are “close to the final stretch”. SOUNDBITE of Donald Tusk
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson shakes hands with Donald Tusk, President of the European Council. The pair met at the G7 summit taking place in Biarritz, France. IMAGES
The European Commission has deplored the fact that a letter from British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to European Council President Donald Tusk “does not provide legal operational solutions to prevent the return of a hard border on the island of Ireland.”
French President Emmanuel Macron meets with the Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte, Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sanchez, Prime Minister of Belgium Charles Michel and Prime Minister of Portugal Antonio Costa, on the sidelines of the special meeting of the European Council. IMAGES
European Union leaders arrive at the European Council in Brussels for the third straight day of talks aimed at defusing fresh power struggles in a bid to fill the bloc’s top jobs. IMAGES
European Council President Donald Tusk fires a Brexit warning to whoever wins the battle to become the next British prime minister, saying the existing divorce deal is “not open for renegotiation”. SOUNDBITE
European Council President Donald Tusk says he has “no doubt” that one of the reasons why last week’s EU elections delivered a pro-EU majority was due to Brexit. “As Europeans see what Brexit means in practice, they also draw conclusions,” he said.
European Council chief Donald Tusk casts his vote in European parliamentary elections that are pitting nationalist right against pro-EU forces to chart a course for the bloc. IMAGES
Thousands of people including the President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, and European coalition leaders demonstrate in Warsaw to defend the EU’s values one week before the European elections.
EU leaders at an emergency summit in Brussels have agreed to delay a ruling on Brexit, European Council President Donald Tusk said, granting UK PM Theresa May the reprieve she had requested.
The Brexit deadline has been extended to October 31. Another review is scheduled for June.
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European Council President Donald Tusk said the voices of the 6 million British citizens who signed a petition to revoke Article 50 ‘cannot be betrayed’ and that ‘such thinking is unacceptable.’ Tusk made the comments in a speech at the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Wednesday.
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European Council President Donald Tusk urges EU lawmakers to remain open to a long postponement of Brexit while Britain rethinks its position, urging them not to “betray” pro-Europe voters. SOUNDBITE of Donald Tusk at the European Parliament
European Council President Donald Tusk reignites his attack on some Brexiteers, claiming there is ‘a lot of space’ in hell for those who pushed for Britain leaving the EU without a plan. European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, adds: ‘Don’t go to hell!’. SOUNDBITE of Tusk and Juncker
European Council president Donald Tusk late on Thursday joked there was still room in hell for those UK politicians who supported Brexit without coming up with a plan to achieve its success.
Tusk infuriated Leave campaigners in Britain earlier this year when he tweeted he’d been wondering what ‘that special place in hell’ looks like for those who promoted Brexit without a plan.
During a news briefing on the day’s talks with the UK prime minister, he was asked whether the “special space in hell” needed to be enlarged if members of the UK parliament voted down the PM’s plan again.
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European Council president Donald Tusk says that EU leaders could approve a short delay to Brexit if British lawmakers finally approve the withdrawal deal they have twice rejected. SOUNDBITE
European Council President Donald Tusk holds talks with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte in The Hague with Brexit on agenda. IMAGES of Rutte greeting Tusk
European Council President Donald Tusk blasted British politicians in Brussels Wednesday, saying there’s a ‘special place in hell’ for those who lobbied for the UK to leave the European Union without considering a plan for how to do it. (Feb. 6)