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Donald Tusk

Donald Franciszek Tusk (born 22 April 1957) is a Polish politician who has been Prime Minister of Poland since 2007. He was a co-founder and is chairman of the Civic Platform (Platforma Obywatelska) party.

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Polish PM Tusk To Meet Canadian Counterpart Harper In Ottawa

KATOWICE, Poland -(Dow Jones)- Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk will meet with his Canadian counterpart Stephen Harper in Ottawa Monday for talks that will touch on Polish-Canadian cooperation on exploration and production of shale gas, Tusk's office said in a statement.

Several Canadian companies have licenses to explore for shale gas in Poland, and Polish shale-gas industry participants have said the regulatory frameworks of British Columbia and Alberta are models Poland's regulators should try to mimic to foster safe and fast development of the natural resource.Since the technology to extract shale gas was developed and refined in the U.S. and Canada, North American know-how is expected to play a large role in the sector in Poland.This is the first visit of a Polish prime minister to Canada since 1990, the statement said, adding the two leaders also plan to talk about international security and trade between the two nations.Sunday, Tusk visited the Morrison copper mine near Sudbury,...

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