Donald Tusk’s Rise at Warsaw Could Bolster Europe’s Superstate, Crimping the Independence of Its Members — Including Poland

His political opponents in Poland have long rejected the idea of a centralized Europe and the primacy of EU over national laws — so-called ‘European sovereignty.’

AP/Petr David Josek, file
The Polish prime minister, Donald Tusk, at Warsaw, October 15, 2023. AP/Petr David Josek, file

Donald Tusk recently returned to Brussels as a “proud Pole” and a “proud European.” It is not quite clear which ascription comes first. Equally unclear is the capacity in which Mr. Tusk voyaged, for he is not yet Poland’s prime minister. Yet what is clear is that should Mr. Tusk assume the role, Poland could well see “more Paris in Warsaw,” as Mr. Tusk told President Macron of France last year — and likely not the good parts.

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