# Tusk takes office as European Council president

Date: 2014

On 1 December 2014 [Tusk](/people/donald-tusk) became European Council president. The office chairs; it does not legislate. The appointment is a completed Union act.

## People

- Donald Tusk: https://factrail.ai/people/donald-tusk

## Drivers

- Democratic Resilience: https://factrail.ai/drivers/democratic-resilience

## Sources

- https://www.reuters.com/article/us-eu-tusk-idUSKCN0JJ1G420141201/
- https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/european-council/president/charles-michel/

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/pl-tusk-council-president-2014