Unofficial: Donald Tusk has applied for a European pension. How much will this benefit?

, Donald Tusk has applied for a retirement pension from. This information was provided to the portal by a “well-informed EU official”. However, it was not confirmed by close associates of the leader of the Civic Platform – Paweł Graś and Roman Giertych. The spokesman for the Civic Platform did not provide any answer on this subject.

Donald Tusk will wait for the EU retirement

The chairman, although he has already submitted the application, will wait almost a year for the union. The entitlement to the benefit is due only after reaching the age of 66. This is the case of Tusk, born on April 22, 1957, that will happen in less than 12 months.

More information from the country

Tusk is entitled to the EU pension because in 2014-2019 he was the president of the European Council. Therefore, he will receive 18.7 percent per month. the last salary he received for this position. As Fakt.pl calculates, the last salary was 28.6 thousand. euro (then it was over PLN 120 thousand). This gives 5.322 thousand. euro pensions. Thursday’s euro exchange rate is PLN 4.66, so Tusk’s European pension is about PLN 24.8 thousand. PLN gross monthly.

This year, the leader of the PO obtained the right to a retirement pension in Poland. According to “Super Express” in January, Tusk will receive a benefit of 9 thousand. zloty.

Tusk with one of the highest pensions in Poland

At the end of March, ZUS data shows that the highest pension in Poland is PLN 35,341.34 gross (last year it was “only” slightly over 23,000 PLN). Donald Tusk is getting close to this amount, but most likely will not exceed it. His retirement benefits will amount to a total of approx. PLN 33.8 thousand. PLN gross.

For example, a resident of the Westpomeranian Region receives only PLN 0.03 a month from the Social Insurance Institution, as her contribution period was only one day. Unfortunately, there are more of such people.