Submitted by christian on Tue, 12/02/2014 - 14:21
Donald Tusk took over the EU baton from Belgium’s Herman Van Rompuy on 1 December. The 57-year old former Prime Minister of Poland was born in Gdansk, on the Baltic Sea coast. His three priorities are: to bring an eastern European “sensitivity” to Russia relations; to stop the UK from leaving; and to heal divisions between eurozone and non-eurozone states.
Tusk's priorities are reflected in his choice of top aides: