2025 in Poland

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Events in the year 2025 in Poland.

• 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]

• 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]

• 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]

• 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]

• 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]

• 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]

• 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]

• 6 August – Karol Nawrocki is inaugurated as president.^[30]
• 9 August – More than 100 people are arrested for rioting during a concert by Belarusian rapper Max Korzh at the Stadion Narodowy in Warsaw.^[31]

• 27 August – 14 September – EuroBasket 2025 in Cyprus, Finland, Latvia and Poland^[32][33][34]

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• 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

• List of Polish submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

• 1 January – Zdzisław Skupień, 86, mathematician^[36]

• 2 January – Karol Krasnodębski, 95, politician^[37]
• 6 January – Krzysztof Sońta, 56, politician^[38]
• 7 January – Mirosława Marcheluk, 86, actress^[39]

• 9 January – Mariusz Trynkiewicz, 62, serial killer and sex offender^[40]

• 10 January – Longin Pastusiak, 89, politician^[41]
• 11 January – Barbara Rylska, 89, actress^[42]
• 25 January – Marcin Wicha, 53, writer and graphic designer^[43]

• 1 February – Leon Wróbel, 70, sailor^[44]
• 10 February – Wojciech Dziembowski, 85, astronomer^[45]
• 15 February – Michał Czajkowski, 90, Catholic priest and Security Service collaborator^[46]
• 17 February – Krystyna Daszkiewicz, 100, professor of law at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań^[47]

• 18 February – Marian Turski, 98, historian, journalist and Holocaust survivor^[48]
• 19 February – Jan Eugeniusz Krysiński, 89, former rector of the Łódź University of Technology^[49]
• 25 February – Kazimierz Romaniuk, 97, Catholic bishop^[50]
• 28 February – Stanisław Gebhardt, 96, economist and activist^[51]

• 15 March – Barbara Skrzypek, 66, government official^[52]
• 23 March – Bogdan Daras, 65, wrestler^[53]
• 29 March – Stefan Hula Sr., 77, skier^[54]

• 14 April – Piotr Turzyński, 61, auxiliary bishop^[55]

• 15 April – Jadwiga Jankowska-Cieślak, 74, actress^[56]
• 24 April – Andrzej Fiedor, 79, biathlete^[57]

• 3 May – Sylwester Wilczek, 89, ice hockey player^[58]
• 4 May – Jerzy Pasiński, 77, politician and former mayor of Gdańsk^[59]
• 16 May – Jadwiga Rappé, 73, opera singer^[60]
• 18 May Andrzej Matysiak, 77, canoeist^[61]
• 21 May – Leszek Górski, 63, swimmer^[62]

• 8 June – Ewa Dałkowska, 78, actress^[63]
• 10 June – Marek Trojanowicz, 81, chemist^[64]
• 13 June – Piotr Nowina-Konopka, 76, politician and diplomat^[65]
• 16 June – Krystyna Palmowska, 76, mountaineer^[66]
• 21 June – Danuta Kobylińska-Walas, 93, sea captain^[67]

• 17 July – Joanna Kołaczkowska, 59, actress^[68]
• 18 July – Michał Bałasz, 102, architect^[69]
• 18 July – Edward Kupczyński, 96, speedway rider^[70]
• 20 July – Urszula Kozioł, 92, poet^[71]
• 26 July – Piotr Łossowski, 100, historian and academic^[72]
• 27 July – Jerzy Sztwiertnia, 78, film director^[73]

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