Donald Tusk

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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk talks to supporters

Polish gov’t creates economy superministry in major cabinet reshuffle

2 min read Donald Tusk, Andrzej Domanski, Civic Coalition, Milosz Motyka, Radoslaw Sikorski, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Polish Ministry of Energy, Wirtualna Polska, Economic Freedom Foundation, Rzeczpospolita, Polskie Radio 24, Third Way, the Left

The model reflects past moves in Hungary and Romania to centralise economic power, often justified as way to improve implementation. Poland’s approach, however, appears more technocratic, with few political figures outside the prime minister and foreign minister elevated.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses the Ukraine Recovery Conference

Poland, Czechia, Baltics lead Ukraine recovery push, Hungary, Slovakia reject plans

3 min read CEE, Ukraine Recovery Conference, Slawkow, Donald Tusk, Czech Industry Ministry, European Commission, Team Europe, Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, German Marshall Fund, Rzeszow, Poland, Romania, Baltics, Hungary, Slovakia, Polish State Assets Ministry, Three Seas Initiative, Poland’s Council for Cooperation, Pawel Kowal, Rohlig SUUS, PKP Cargo, Lublin, Recovery and Resilience Facility, Czechia’s National Recovery Plan, Latvian Environmental Investment Fund, Ukrainian Ministry for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development, Estonian Centre for International Development, Georgia, Moldova, United Nations Development Programme, Razom We Stand, Viktor Orban, Peter Szijjarto, Robert Fico, Centre for European Policy Studies, Kurt Volker

CEE contributions include cross-border logistics, public-private coordination platforms, and green recovery initiatives. Regional forums such as the Three Seas Initiative are also expected to play a larger role in financing and implementation.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk before the Council of Ministers meeting

Poland's EU presidency under review: efficient but cautious

3 min read Presidency of the Council of the EU, Radoslaw Sikorski, East Shield, Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform, Montenegro, Baltic Defence Line, EU White Paper on Defence Readiness 2030, Competitiveness Compass and Clean Industry Deal, EPRS, Carnegie Europe, EEB, Eurobarometer, HEAL Poland, Ursula von der Leyen, CEE, charles michel, Rafal Trzaskowski, Donald Tusk, judicial reform, PiS, Bosko Mijatovic, Civic Coalition, Denmark, Lithuania, Germany

Key deliverables included the Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP), East Shield funding eligibility, three rounds of Russia sanctions and progress on Montenegro's EU accession.