2024 in Poland
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Events in the year 2024 in Poland.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]January
[edit]- 9 January – Former Interior Minister Mariusz Kaminski and his then-deputy Maciej Wasik are arrested by police inside the Presidential Palace in Warsaw following a legal dispute over their conviction and pardon for abuse of power.[1] They are pardoned for a second time by President Andrzej Duda on 23 January.[2]
March
[edit]- 1 March – Nineteen people are injured, including six children in a vehicle-ramming attack in Szczecin. Police rule out terrorism, and the suspect is found to have a history of mental illness.[3]
- 5 March – One soldier is killed and another its injured after they are run over by a military tracked vehicle at the Drawsko Training Ground in Drawsko Pomorskie, West Pomeranian Voivodeship.[4]
- 24 March – A Russian cruise missile violates Polish airspace over Oserdów, Lublin Voivodeship, prompting the activation of aircraft from the Polish Air Force.[5]
- 29 March – President Andrzej Duda signs a law suspending the country's participation in the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe.[6] He also vetoes a law that would have allowed women ages 15 and above to have over the counter access to morning-after pills.[7]
April
[edit]- 7 April – 2024 Polish local elections (first round): The opposition Law and Justice party comes first in local elections while the ruling coalition retains a majority of the votes.[8]
- 18 April –A Polish national is arrested on suspicion of collecting intelligence at Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport for Russia as part of a plot to assassinate Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during his visit there, following a tip from Ukrainian authorities.[9][10]
- 21 April – 2024 Polish local elections (second round)[11]
May
[edit]- 10 May – 2024 Polish farmers' protests: Thousands of protesters march through Warsaw, against the European Union's environmental regulations.[12]
- 12 May – A fire breaks out at the Marywilska 44 shopping complex in the Białołęka district of Warsaw, engulfing most of its 1,400 shops and service outlets.[13]
- 14 May – Three miners are killed after part of the Mysłowice-Wesoła Coal Mine caves in.[14]
- 23 May – A 17th-century painting by Jan Linsen that was stolen as part of a theft of 85 artworks from the Westfries Museum in Hoorn, The Netherlands in 2005 is recovered from an apartment in Kraków.[15]
- 28 May – A soldier is injured after being stabbed along the Poland-Belarus border by a migrant trying to enter the country illegally during a patrol in Podlaskie Voivodeship.[16] He later dies of his injuries on 6 June.[17]
- 29 May:
- The Polish Defence Ministry gives Ukraine permission to use Polish-supplied weapons to strike targets inside Russian territory.[18]
- Two border guards are injured in an attack by migrants along the Poland-Belarus border.[19]
June
[edit]- 9 June – 2024 European Parliament election: The Civic Coalition emerges as the largest party in the Polish contingent to the European Parliament.[20]
- 10 June –
- One person is killed in an explosion at the Mesko armaments plant in Skarżysko-Kamienna.[21]
- Poland announces a "no-go zone" in the Białowieża Forest in order to prevent migrants from crossing the border from Belarus. In response, concerns are raised about the potential impact on tourism during the summer.[22]
- 19 June – The European Commission reprimands Belgium, France, Hungary, Italy, Malta, Poland, and Slovakia for breaking budget rules.[23]
- 26 June – The leaders of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia call on the European Union to construct a €2.5 billion (US$2.67 billion) defence line between them and Russia and Belarus to secure the EU from military, economic, and migrant-related threats.[24]
July
[edit]- 8 July – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Poland can shoot down Russian missiles inside Ukrainian airspace following the signing of a security agreement in Warsaw.[25]
- 11 July – A magnitude 3.1 earthquake strikes the south of the country, killing a miner and injuring 17 others at the Rydultowy coal mine.[26]
- 24 July – Polish Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz states that Poland will block Ukraine's bid to join the European Union if it doesn't resolve issues regarding Ukrainian nationalists' massacre of Poles during WWII, including finding and burying all victims killed on current Ukrainian territory.[27]
Holidays
[edit]Source:[28]
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- 6 January - Epiphany
- 31 March - Easter Sunday
- 1 April - Easter Monday
- 1 May - May Day
- 3 May - 3 May Constitution Day
- 19 May - Whit Sunday
- 30 May - Corpus Christi
- 15 August - Assumption Day
- 1 November - All Saints' Day
- 11 November - Independence Day
- 25 December - Christmas Day
- 26 December – 2nd Day of Christmas
Art and entertainment
[edit]Deaths
[edit]- 1 January – Iwona Śledzińska-Katarasińska, 82, politician, MP (1991–2023)[29]
- 2 January – Zvi Zamir, 98, Polish-born Israeli military officer, director of the Mossad (1968–1974).[30]
- 4 January – Emil Polit, 83, painter.[31]
- 5 January – Ryszard Karpiński, 88, Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Lublin (1985–2011).[32]
- 7 January – Mateusz Rutkowski, 37, ski jumper.[33]
- 9 January – Tadeusz Isakowicz-Zaleski, 67, Roman Catholic priest and political dissident.[34]
- 10 January – Janusz Majewski, 92, film director (Lokis, Epitafium dla Barbary Radziwiłłówny, Hotel Pacific) and screenwriter.[35]
- 11 January – Marek Litewka, 75, actor (Camera Buff, The Constant Factor).[36]
- 25 January – Bat-Sheva Dagan, 98, Polish-Israeli Holocaust survivor, educator and author.[37]
References
[edit]- ^ "Poland's president vetoes law on free access to morning-after pill for ages 15 and above". Associated Press. 2024-01-10. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
- ^ "Poland's president pardons 2 imprisoned politicians from previous conservative government — again". Associated Press. 2024-01-23. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
- ^ "19 Injured As Car Drives Into Crowd In Poland's Szczecin". www.barrons.com. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
- ^ "A Polish soldier was killed and another injured in a vehicular accident at an army camp". Associated Press. 2024-03-06. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
- ^ "Poland demands explanation after accusing Russia of violating its airspace". CNN. 24 March 2024. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
- ^ "Polish president signs law suspending the CFE Treaty". tvpworld.com (in Polish). Retrieved 2024-03-30.
- ^ "Poland's president vetoes law on free access to morning-after pill for ages 15 and above". Associated Press. 2024-03-30. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
- ^ "Poland's PiS ahead in local elections, but not in political control". POLITICO. 2024-04-07. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
- ^ Ido Vock (18 April 2024). "Man arrested in Poland over alleged Russia plot to kill Zelensky". BBC.
- ^ Martin Fornusek (18 April 2024). "Polish, Ukrainian authorities expose Pole who allegedly offered to assassinate Zelensky for Russia". The Kyiv Independent.
- ^ "Poland's prime minister celebrates after his party wins a string of cities in mayoral votes". Associated Press. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ "Polish farmers march in Warsaw against EU climate policies and the country's pro-EU leader". AP News. 2024-05-10. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
- ^ "A fire burns down almost an entire shopping center housing 1,400 outlets in Warsaw". AP News. 2024-05-12. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
- ^ "A third miner is declared dead in a cave-in in southern Poland". AP News. 2024-05-16. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
- ^ "Stolen Dutch masterpiece missing for nearly 20 years found in Polish apartment". TVP. 2024-05-23. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
- ^ "Migrant stabs Polish soldier at Belarusian border". TVP. 2024-05-28. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
- ^ "Polish soldier stabbed at the Belarus border dies of his injuries as pressure from migrants rises". Associated Press. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ "Poland allows Ukraine to use Polish-supplied weapons to strike targets in Russia". Ukrainska Pravda. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
- ^ "Another incident at Polish-Belarusian border leaves two officers injured". TVP. 2024-05-31. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
- ^ "We have waited 10 years, says Tusk as he celebrates historic victory in European elections". TVP. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "An explosion and a fire at an armaments plant in Poland kills 1 person and injures another". Associated Press. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "Polish border no-go zone will stop tourists as well as migrants, locals fear". Reuters. June 10, 2024.
- ^ "European Commission reprimands France and six countries for breaking budget rules". Le Monde.fr. 2024-06-19. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ^ "Poland, Baltics call for EU defence line on border with Russia, Belarus". Reuters. June 27, 2024.
- ^ "Zelensky on security agreement: Poland will be able to shoot down Russian missiles in skies over Ukraine". www.ukrinform.net. 2024-07-08. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
- ^ "Missing Polish coal miner found alive more than two days after an earthquake". Associated Press. 2024-07-13. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
- ^ "Ukraine won't enter EU without settling WWII-era Volyn massacre issue, Polish minister says". The Kyiv Independent. 2024-07-24. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- ^ "Poland Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ "Wyborcza.pl". wyborcza.pl. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
- ^ "Zvi Zamir, Mossad director during Yom Kippur War, dies at 98". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. 2024-01-02. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
- ^ S.A, Telewizja Polska. "Zmarł jeden z najbardziej znanych i cenionym malarzy - Emil Polit". rzeszow.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2024-01-09.
- ^ "Bishop Ryszard Karpiński [Catholic-Hierarchy]". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
- ^ "Zmarł Mateusz Rutkowski mistrz świata w skokach narciarskich. Kilka lat temu wystąpił w Skawicy". Sucha24 (in Polish). 2024-01-07. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
- ^ "Nie żyje ksiądz Tadeusz Isakowicz-Zaleski". dziennik.pl (in Polish). 2024-01-09. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
- ^ "Janusz Majewski nie żyje. Słynny reżyser miał 92 lata". www.rmf24.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ^ "Nie żyje Marek Litewka. O śmierci aktora poinformował krakowski Teatr Stu". Głos24 (in Polish). 2024-01-12. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
- ^ האתר, מערכת. "חולון נפרדת מיקירת העיר בת שבע דגן| שתפו | אתר גל גפן". גל גפן (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-01-25.
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