Handover ceremony with the new President of the European Council Donald Tusk

Donald Tusk, former Prime Minister of Poland, took over as President of the European Council on the 1 December 2014.

Deutsche Welle, 30.11.14: [Opinion]: A new man from the east - the European Council's new president, Donald Tusk http://dw.de/p/1DxGR

ESO: Background information: European Council, Brussels, 30 August 2014 [Special Meeting] http://www.europeansources.info/record/european-council-brussels-30-august-2014-special-meeting-italys-mogherini-and-polands-tusk-get-top-eu-jobs/

ESO: Background information: Donald Tusk’s Presidency of the European Council will present as many challenges for Poland as opportunities http://www.europeansources.info/record/donald-tusks-presidency-of-the-european-council-will-present-as-many-challenges-for-poland-as-opportunities/

Spiegel Online International, 26.11.14: The Radical Pragmatist: Donald Tusk Provides Strong Voice for Eastern Europe http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/a-1005004.html

Wikipedia: Donald Tusk http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Tusk

The Independent, 28.11.14: Former Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk faces challenge at the European Council http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/former-polish-prime-minister-donald-tusk-faces-challenge-at-the-european-council-9891826.html

FT, 28.11.14: Lunch with the FT: Donald Tusk http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/72d9b928-7558-11e4-b1bf-00144feabdc0.html

Hospodářské noviny, 01.12.14: Tusk can be a boon for Europe (via Euro|Topics) http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/aehnliche/archiv_article/ARTICLE154531-Tusk-can-be-a-boon-for-Europe

YouTube: Extracts of the handover ceremony between incoming President of the European Council, Donald Tusk and outgoing President Herman Van Rompuy, on 1 December 2014, in Brussels https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZISJxIXbaQ

Polskie Radio, 01.12.14: Donald Tusk takes over European Council presidency http://www.thenews.pl/1/10/Artykul/188962,Donald-Tusk-takes-over-European-Council-presidency

YouTube: Donald Tusk: President-elect of the European Council - A biography in his own words, 28.11.14 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BU6jB4fu3A

Council of European Union: Speech,01.12.14: Remarks by outgoing President Herman Van Rompuy at the handover ceremony with President of the European Council Donald Tusk http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/en/ec/145985.pdf

Council of European Union: Speech,01.12.14: Remarks by President of the European Council Donald Tusk at the handover ceremony with the outgoing President Herman Van Rompuy http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/en/ec/145986.pdf

Deutsche Welle, 01.12.14: Poland's Donald Tusk takes over as EU Council president http://dw.de/p/1DxjC

BBC News, 01.12.14: New EU leader Donald Tusk makes tough unity pledge http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-30275263

EurActiv, 01.12.14: Poland's Tusk takes EU helm http://www.euractiv.com/sections/eu-priorities-2020/polands-tusk-takes-eu-helm-310478

EUObserver, 02.12.14: Tusk takes up EU post, tells Russia to get out of Ukraine http://euobserver.com/institutional/126740

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