2025 in Poland
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Events in the year 2025 in Poland.
Incumbents
[edit]| Position | Person | Party | |
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| President | Andrzej Duda | Independent (Supported by Law and Justice) | |
| Prime Minister | Donald Tusk | Civic Platform | |
| Marshal of the Sejm | Szymon Hołownia | Poland 2050 | |
| Marshal of the Senate | Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska | Civic Platform | |
Events
[edit]January
[edit]- 22 January – Three miners are killed while 13 others are injured in a methane fire at the Szczygłowice Coal Mine near Siemianowice Śląskie.[1]
- 27 January – A magnitude 3.1 earthquake hits Silesian Voivodeship, killing a miner and injuring 11 others in Radlin.[2]
February
[edit]- 5 February – The European General Court upholds the European Commission's decision to withhold 320 million euros ($332 million) from payments to Poland as part of a fine imposed on the then-Law and Justice government regarding its judicial overhaul in 2021.[3]
- 13 February – Solidarity endorses Karol Nawrocki, the Law and Justice (PiS) candidate for the 2025 Polish presidential election[4]
- 21 February – A court in Wrocław sentences a Ukrainian national to eight years' imprisonment for plotting arson attacks on behalf of Russia.[5]
- 27 February – A magnitude 3.1 earthquake hits Lower Silesian Voivodeship, injuring a miner in Polkowice.[6]
March
[edit]- 20 March – A Ukrainian national is arrested in Masovian Voivodeship on suspicion of spying for Russia.[7]
- 26 March – President Duda signs a law temporarily restricting the right of application for international protection for those entering Poland illegally.[8]
April
[edit]- 23 April – 4 May – XIX International Chopin Piano Competition[9][10]
- 29 April – A magnitude 3.0 earthquake hits Silesian Voivodeship, injuring two miners in Ruda Śląska.[11]
May
[edit]- 7 May – One person is killed in an axe attack inside the University of Warsaw. The attacker is arrested.[12]
- 12 May – The Polish government orders the closure of the Russian consulate in Kraków following authorities blaming a fire that destroyed the Marywilska 44 shopping center in 2024 on arson orchestrated by Moscow.[13]
- 17 May – Poland's Justyna Steczkowska finishes in 14th place at Eurovision 2025 in Switzerland with the single "Gaja".[14]
- 18 May – 2025 Polish presidential election (first round): Rafał Trzaskowski wins a plurality of the vote with 31.1%, followed by Karol Nawrocki with 29.1%.[15]
- 28 May – Twenty-eight people are arrested following clashes between Chelsea and Real Betis supporters ahead of the 2025 UEFA Conference League final in Wrocław.[16]
June
[edit]- 1 June – 2025 Polish presidential election (second round): Karol Nawrocki is elected president with 50.9% of the vote.[17]
- 11 June – Prime Minister Donald Tusk survives a no-confidence vote in the Sejm.[18]
- 15 – 27 June – 2025 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship[19][20]
- 17 June – The Third Way is dissolved as an electoral alliance.[21]
- 18 – 29 June – 2025 Men's Junior World Handball Championship[22]
July
[edit]- 6 July – Poland imposes temporary border controls on crossings with Germany in Lithuania as part of efforts to curb the flow of irregular asylum-seekers.[23]
- 17 July – Three doctors are convicted of involuntary manslaughter and are sentenced to up to 18 months' imprisonment and a six-year ban on practicing medicine over the death of a pregnant woman from sepsis in Pszczyna in 2021 that led to nationwide protests over alleged links to anti-abortion laws.[24]
- 19 July – Anti-immigration protests organised by Konfederacja are held across Poland.[25][26]
- 21 July – A light aircraft crashes in Strąkowa, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, injuring the two people on board.[27]
- 22 July – A magnitude 3.5 earthquake hits the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, injuring a miner at the Polkowice-Sieroszowice mine.[28]
- 29 July – Authorities announce the arrest of 32 people on suspicion of carrying out sabotage attacks on behalf of Russia.[29]
Predicted and scheduled events
[edit]- 27 August – 14 September – EuroBasket 2025 in Cyprus, Finland, Latvia and Poland[30][31][32]
Holidays
[edit]Source:[33]
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 6 January – Epiphany
- 20 April – Easter Sunday
- 21 April – Easter Monday
- 1 May – May Day
- 3 May – 3 May Constitution Day
- 8 June – Whit Sunday
- 19 June – Corpus Christi
- 15 August – Assumption Day
- 1 November – All Saints' Day
- 11 November – Independence Day
- 24 December – Christmas Eve
- 25 December – Christmas Day
- 26 December – 2nd Day of Christmas
Art and entertainment
[edit]Deaths
[edit]January
[edit]- 1 January – Zdzisław Skupień, 86, mathematician[34]
- 2 January – Karol Krasnodębski, 95, politician[35]
- 6 January – Krzysztof Sońta, 56, politician[36]
- 7 January – Mirosława Marcheluk, 86, actress[37]
- 9 January – Mariusz Trynkiewicz, 62, serial killer and sex offender[38]
- 10 January – Longin Pastusiak, 89, politician[39]
- 11 January – Barbara Rylska, 89, actress[40]
- 25 January – Marcin Wicha, 53, writer and graphic designer[41]
February
[edit]- 1 February – Leon Wróbel, 70, sailor[42]
- 10 February – Wojciech Dziembowski, 85, astronomer[43]
- 15 February – Michał Czajkowski, 90, Catholic priest and Security Service collaborator[44]
- 17 February – Krystyna Daszkiewicz, 100, professor of law at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań[45]
- 18 February – Marian Turski, 98, historian, journalist and Holocaust survivor[46]
- 19 February – Jan Eugeniusz Krysiński, 89, former rector of the Łódź University of Technology[47]
- 25 February – Kazimierz Romaniuk, 97, Catholic bishop[48]
- 28 February – Stanisław Gebhardt, 96, economist and activist[49]
March
[edit]- 15 March – Barbara Skrzypek, 66, government official[50]
- 23 March – Bogdan Daras, 65, wrestler[51]
- 29 March – Stefan Hula Sr., 77, skier[52]
April
[edit]- 14 April – Piotr Turzyński, 61, auxiliary bishop[53]
- 15 April – Jadwiga Jankowska-Cieślak, 74, actress[54]
- 24 April – Andrzej Fiedor, 79, biathlete[55]
May
[edit]- 3 May – Sylwester Wilczek, 89, ice hockey player[56]
- 4 May – Jerzy Pasiński, 77, politician and former mayor of Gdańsk[57]
- 16 May – Jadwiga Rappé, 73, opera singer[58]
- 18 May Andrzej Matysiak, 77, canoeist[59]
- 21 May – Leszek Górski, 63, swimmer[60]
June
[edit]- 8 June – Ewa Dałkowska, 78, actress[61]
- 10 June – Marek Trojanowicz, 81, chemist[62]
- 13 June – Piotr Nowina-Konopka, 76, politician and diplomat[63]
- 16 June – Krystyna Palmowska, 76, mountaineer[64]
- 21 June – Danuta Kobylińska-Walas, 93, sea captain[65]
July
[edit]- 17 July – Joanna Kołaczkowska, 59, actress[66]
- 18 July – Michał Bałasz, 102, architect[67]
- 18 July – Edward Kupczyński, 96, speedway rider[68]
- 20 July – Urszula Kozioł, 92, poet[69]
- 26 July – Piotr Łossowski, 100, historian and academic[70]
- 27 July – Jerzy Sztwiertnia, 78, film director[71]
Notes
[edit]References
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- ^ "Draw to determine early designation of FIBA EuroBasket 2025 groups held in Ljubljana". FIBA. 24 June 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
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- ^ "Mariusz Trynkiewicz nie żyje". TVN24 (in Polish). 2025-01-12. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
- ^ Różycka, Jagoda (2025-01-13). "Nie żyje Longin Pastusiak. Były marszałek Senatu miał 89 lat". Gazeta.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2025-08-05.
- ^ Cieślak, Jacek (11 January 2025). "Barbara Rylska nie żyje. Odeszła gwiazda filmu Barei i Kabaretu Starszych Panów". Rzeczpospolita (in Polish). Retrieved 5 August 2025.
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- ^ "Nie żyje ks. Michał Czajkowski – teolog, ekumenista, człowiek dialogu, tajny współpracownik". Katolicka Agencja Informacyjna (in Polish). 2025-02-17. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
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- ^ "Marian Turski, Holocaust survivor who warned of the danger of indifference, dies at 98". AP News. 18 February 2025. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
- ^ "Professor Jan Krysiński passed away". Łódź University of Technology. 2025-02-20. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
- ^ "Powstaniec, biskup, tłumacz Biblii. Kazimierz Romaniuk nie żyje". TVN24 (in Polish). 2025-02-25. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
- ^ "Zmarł prof. Stanisław Gebhardt. Był jednym z twórców światowej chadecji". Onet.pl (in Polish). Katolicka Agencja Informacyjna. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
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