Now playing Next Europe News Charles Michel, the consensus builder The Belgian politician takes over from Tusk at the top table. We look at his path to power, and the skills he could bring to the role of EU Council president. 29/11/2019
Now playing Next Europe News Watch back: Change in leadership at top of European Union Donald Tusk is replaced as President of the European Council by former Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel. 29/11/2019
Now playing Next Europe News Tusk: Five years in under three minutes We take a look back at Donald Tusk's time in office at the EU Council presidency. From financial crisis to migrant crisis and Brexit, he has weathered many European storms. 29/11/2019
Now playing Next state of the union Tusk vows to tackle nationalists head on In this week's state of the union, newly elected president of the European People's Party Donald Tusk says he will take on populists and nationalists. 22/11/2019
Now playing Next Europe News Donald Tusk lands new job trying to revive Europe's centre-right The outgoing EU Council President and former Polish prime minister will try and turn around the fortunes of the EPP grouping. 21/11/2019
Now playing Next United Kingdom EU's Tusk warns post-Brexit UK will be 'second-rate player' Britain will lose influence in international affairs and become a "second-rate player" after it leaves the bloc, EU Council president Donald Tusk said on Wednesday. 13/11/2019
Now playing Next United Kingdom Donald Tusk bids goodbye to "my British friends" The outgoing European Council President's message came laced with an appeal to "please make the best use" of the Brexit delay. 29/10/2019
Now playing Next state of the union The Brexit saga continues in this week's State of the Union In the State of the Union, we look at the delay to Brexit that Boris Johnson promised wouldn't happen, the call from MEPs for EU sanctions for Turkey and the farewell to Tusk and Juncker. 25/10/2019
Now playing Next United Kingdom France weary of granting UK another Brexit extension EU leaders reacted to the UK's Brexit extension request after British MPs rejected Boris Johnson's accelerated timeline. 22/10/2019
Now playing Next Europe News Watch again: 'A no-deal Brexit will never be our decision', says Tusk Juncker and Tusk make statements on last week's European Council meeting. 22/10/2019
Now playing Next Europe News Here are the five key takeaways from the latest EU summit Brexit, budget, climate, enlargement, Turkey's military incursion in Syria — what the EU leaders decide on the key issues? 17/10/2019
Now playing Next United Kingdom How has Europe reacted to the UK's Brexit proposals? Tusk says EU is 'fully behind Ireland' over Brexit and 'unconvinced' by Boris Johnson's latest border plan. 03/10/2019
Now playing Next United Kingdom The Brief: European Council says Britain has not offered ‘realistic alternative’ to Irish backstop The Brief: Britain hasn't offered a "realistic alternative" to the Irish backstop, European Council President Donald Tusk said in a tweet responding to Prime Minister Johnson's letter requesting that Brussels drop the policy. 20/08/2019
Now playing Next United Kingdom EU being 'a bit negative' but we'll get there on Brexit deal: Johnson The European Union is being "a bit negative" concerning reaching a Brexit deal but it can be done, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday evening. 19/08/2019
Now playing Next Ukraine 'Ukraine can count on EU,' bloc's leaders tell new president Zelensky A summit in Kiev with EU leaders Donald Tusk and Jean-Claude Juncker offers a chance for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to prove he is a serious statesman, the Atlantic Council's Peter Dickinson told Euronews. 08/07/2019
Now playing Next Belgium 'Europe is a woman' says Tusk says while defending top job deal Outgoing President of the European Council Donald Tusk held a press conference after German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen was nominated as Commission president. 02/07/2019
Now playing Next Belgium Putin says liberalism obsolete, Tusk says authoritarianism obsolete The Russian president and EU Council president have entered into a battle of ideologies. 28/06/2019
Now playing Next Poland EU's Tusk slams Polish leaders for 'disrespecting constitution' European Council President Donald Tusk called on Poland's political leaders to respect the constitution on Friday, amid speculation that he may return to domestic politics when his term ends in November. 03/05/2019
Now playing Next World Your Call in full: Is a Brexit reversal realistic? Watch Tuesday night's episode of Your Call. 17/04/2019
Now playing Next World Raw Politics in full: Notre Dame fire and Brexit optimism Watch Tuesday night's full episode of Raw Politics 16/04/2019