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On the campaign trail, Karol Nawrocki assailed Prime Minister Donald Tusk for, in his telling, jeopardising Poland’s traditionally strong relations with the United States.

Caught between two Wests, Poland tilts towards the Trumpian model

After Romania’s recent rejection of a nationalist candidate who had declared himself a “candidate on the MAGA ticket”, liberals had hoped that Europe’s right-wing populist wave was receding. Those hopes evaporated on Monday.

  • Andrew Higgins

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) talks to Chinese President Xi Jinping during the parade in Moscow on Friday.

Zelensky says Ukraine ‘ready to meet’ as Putin offers direct talks

Ukraine’s president says Vladimir Putin’s comments are “a positive sign that the Russians have finally begun to consider ending the war”.

British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz meet onboard a train en route to Kyiv.

European leaders unite, call Trump to propose unconditional ceasefire in Ukraine war

The leaders of Britain, France, Germany and Poland have joined with Ukraine to propose an unconditional 30-day ceasefire.

  • Tom Balmforth
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A composite conundrum for the Old Continent

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A sign marks entrance to Germany at the German-Polish border in Frankfurt an der Oder.

Germany is tightening border controls. How will it affect the EU?

The immigration crackdown will start next week. What happens to the free movement in the European Schengen zone?

  • Sarah Marsh, Jan Lopatka and Alan Charlish
Donald Tusk says “literally any scenario is possible” in Europe because of Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Europe has entered ‘pre-war era’, says Poland’s prime minister

“I know it sounds devastating, especially to people of the younger generation, but we have to mentally get used to the arrival of a new era,” said the Polish leader.

  • Rob Harris
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Donald Tusk shows a heart with his hands to lawmakers after he was elected as Poland’s Prime Minister in parliament in Warsaw on Monday.

Jubilation and high expectations as Poland marks end of right-wing rule

In a cathartic moment for many, centrist political veteran Donald Tusk has become Poland’s next prime minister, marking a dramatic shift in the European political landscape.

  • Emily Rauhala and Kate Brady
Donald Tusk, former president of the European Union (EU) and leader of the Civic Coalition, speaks during an election night rally at the party headquarters in Warsaw, Poland.

Donald Tusk, former EU president, declares victory in Poland election

An opposition win would be a dramatic shift for a place where the government has controlled the courts and media, targeted LBGTQ+ rights, and undermined the union.

  • Anthony Faiola and Annabelle Chapman
Concerned: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

EC President von der Leyen admits worry at Hungarian 'power grab'

Until now, Ursula von der Leyen had avoided singling out Hungary for criticism, in favour of urging all EU member states to respect democracy.

  • James Crisp
Donald Tusk, left, President of the European Council, and Boris Johnson, British Prime Minister, meet at the United Nations, Monday, Sept. 23, 2019, in New York. (Don Emmert/Pool Photo via AP)

'Stupid blame game': Donald Tusk berates Boris Johnson as hopes of a deal fade

Tusk's tweet comes amid reports from the British press - citing Number 10 sources - that Angela Merkel made it clear in a phone call with the British PM that a deal is "overwhelmingly unlikely".

  • Latika Bourke

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