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Task for Sweden – to prepare the EU for Trump

by AI | 25.Nov 2024 | Europe in brief AI

Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk has taken the lead in preparing the EU for a new period with Donald Trump as the US president. When Nordic and Baltic prime ministers visit Sweden, Tusk sits at the table.

Donald Tusk, Poland's Prime Minister. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa

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Stockholm – On Wednesday and Thursday, Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has invited Nordic and Baltic colleagues to Harpsund, the prime minister’s recreational residence, and Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk is also among the guests.

Tusk is now traveling around Europe to secure continued support for Ukraine and to prepare the EU for Donald Trump taking over in the US on January 20.

There are several reasons why Tusk is stepping forward now. Besides Poland being a neighbor to Ukraine and significantly affected by the war, Germany and France, which otherwise drive the EU forward, are occupied with domestic political crises.

Moreover, Poland takes over as the EU’s presidency country on January 1. Tusk’s frenetic activity can be seen as an informal early start to the presidency, in order to gain time.

At Harpsund, Tusk will be met by colleagues who share his view on the importance of continued support for Ukraine. And he has also had or will have meetings with NATO’s new Secretary General Mark Rutte, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and France’s President Emmanuel Macron.

Additionally, the EU’s next foreign affairs chief will be Estonian Kaja Kallas, an outspoken critic of Russia and a friend of Ukraine.

Among Donald Tusk’s credentials is that he already knows what it is like to negotiate with Trump. The last time Trump was elected president, Tusk was the EU Council President.

(November 25)

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