2020 in Poland
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Events during the year 2020 in Poland.
Incumbents
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- 1 January – Town rights of Czerwińsk nad Wisłą, Klimontów, Lututów and Piątek were restored.[2]
- February — local governments controlling a third of Poland officially declared themselves as "against "LGBT ideology" or passed "pro-family" Charters, pledging to refrain from encouraging tolerance or funding NGOs working for LGBT rights.[3][4]
- 4 March — First lab-confirmed case of COVID-19 in Poland involving a patient from Cybinka. Start of the COVID-19 pandemic in Poland.
- 18 March – Stelmet Zielona Góra won their fifth Polish Basketball Championship (see 2019–20 PLK season).[5]
- 23 March – Vive Kielce won their 17th Polish Handball Championship (see 2019–20 Superliga).[6]
- 6 July – President Duda signed a document with a presidential draft of the amendment to the Polish Constitution to ban gay adoption.[7]
- 11 July – Legia Warsaw won their 14th Polish Football Championship (see 2019–20 Ekstraklasa).[8]
- 12 July – Andrzej Duda is re-elected as the President of Poland.[9]
- 25 July – Minister of Justice Zbigniew Ziobro declared he would begin preparing the formal process for Poland to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention.[10][11][12][13] He claimed the treaty is harmful because it "requires that schools teach children about gender in an ideological way" and that it "de-emphasizes biological sex".[14]
- 29 July - EU Commissioner Dalli announced that applications for EU-funded town twinnings from six Polish towns had been rejected because of their adoption of "LGBT-free" or "family rights" resolutions.[15]
- 18 August - Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro announce that the town of Tuchów in southern Poland would now receive 250,000 zlotys ($67,800) from the ministry's Justice Fund, to compensate for the EU funding reversal for its support for LGBT-free zone.[16]
- 6 October – Jarosław Kaczyński become deputy prime minister in the Mateusz Morawiecki government.[17]
- 11 October – Unia Leszno won their 18th Team Speedway Polish Championship defeating Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski in the finals (see 2020 Polish speedway season).
- 22 October – Poland's constitutional court rules abortion of fetuses with congenital defects is unconstitutional.[18][19][20][21]
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- 16 November – Hungary and Poland veto the seven-year EU budget, over attempts to link funding to respect for rule of law. They both said that linking funding to rule of law will mean a loss to their nation's sovereignty.[22][23]
- 21 November – Deepspot, the deepest swimming pool in the world at that time, opens in Mszczonów.
- 7 December – stated-owned petroleum refinery and distributor PKN Orlen acquired media and press company "Polska Press" controlling large number of regional media portals and several regional newspapers.[24][25][26]
- 10 December – Hungary and Poland drop their veto on the EU budget linked to rule of law conditionality.[27]
Holidays
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- 1 January - New Year's Day
- 6 January - Epiphany
- 12 April - Easter Sunday
- 13 April - Easter Monday
- 1 May - May Day
- 3 May - 3 May Constitution Day
- 31 May - Whit Sunday
- 11 June - Corpus Christi
- 15 August - Assumption Day (and Armed Forces Day)
- 1 November - All Saints' Day
- 11 November - Independence Day
- 25 December - Christmas Day
- 26 December – 2nd Day of Christmas
Deaths
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January
[edit]- 2 January – Bogusław Polch, comic book artist (b. 1941).[29]
- 17 January
- Lech Raczak, theatre director (b. 1946).[30]
- Stanislaw Stefanek, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Łomża (b. 1936).[31]
July
[edit]- 6 July
- Zdzisław Myrda, Olympic basketball player (b. 1951).[32]
- Marta Stebnicka, actress (b. 1925).[citation needed]
- 10 July – Anna Stroka, literary historian, author and translator (b. 1923).[33]
August
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- 4 August – Jan Strelau, psychologist (b. 1931).[34]
- 5 August – Stefan Majer, basketball player and coach (b. 1929).[35]
- 10 August – Dariusz Baliszewski, historian, journalist and writer (b. 1946).[36]
- 14 August – Ewa Demarczyk, singer and poet (b. 1941).[37]
- 18 August – Wojciech Karpiński, writer and historian of ideas (b. 1943).[38]
- 22 August – Józefa Hennelowa, journalist and politician (b. 1925).[39]
September
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- 1 September – Jerzy Szczakiel, speedway rider (b. 1949).[40]
- 5 September – Marian Jaworski, Roman Catholic cardinal, Archbishop of Lviv of the Latins (b. 1926).[41]
October
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- 17 October – Ryszard Ronczewski, actor (b. 1930).[42]
- 18 October – Stanisław Kogut, politician and trade union activist (b. 1953).[43]
- 19 October – Wojciech Pszoniak, actor (b. 1942).[44]
- 20 October – Bogdan Józef Wojtuś, Roman Catholic prelate (b. 1937).[45]
December
[edit]- 1 December – Hanna Stadnik, Polish resistance veteran and activist (b. 1929).[46]
References
[edit]- ↑ Ciobanu, Claudia (25 February 2020). "A Third of Poland Declared 'LGBT-Free Zone'". Balkan Insight. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ↑ Rozporządzenie Rady Ministrów z dnia 26 lipca 2019 r. w sprawie ustalenia granic niektórych gmin i miast oraz nadania niektórym miejscowościom statusu miasta, Dz. U., 2019, No. 1416
- ↑ Powys Maurice, Emma (25 February 2020). "A third of Poland has now been declared an 'LGBT-free zone', making intolerance official". PinkNews. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ↑ "A Third of Poland Declared 'LGBT-Free Zone'". Balkan Insight. 2020-02-25. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
- ↑ "Koniec sezonu w Polskiej Lidze Koszykówki. Mistrzem Stelmet Zielona Góra". TVP Sport (in Polish). 18 March 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
- ↑ "Komunikat o zakończeniu rozgrywek PGNiG Superligi" (in Polish). 23 March 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
- ↑ "Polish president proposes constitutional ban on gay adoption". NBC News. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
- ↑ "Legia Warszawa mistrzem Polski!". Polsat Sport (in Polish). 11 July 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
- ↑ "Polish Elections to the Sejm and Senate of the Republic of Poland 2019". Archived from the original on 2020-10-01. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
- ↑ "Poland to quit treaty on violence against women, minister says". The Sydney Morning Herald. July 26, 2020.
- ↑ "Poland to withdraw from treaty on violence against women". www.aljazeera.com.
- ↑ "Istanbul Convention: Poland to leave European treaty on violence against women". BBC News. July 25, 2020.
- ↑ "Poland to quit Istanbul convention to curb gender-free agenda". Daily Sabah. July 25, 2020.
- ↑ "Resort sprawiedliwości złożył wniosek o wypowiedzenie konwencji stambulskiej". Polska Agencja Prasowa SA (in Polish). Retrieved 2022-07-25.
- ↑ euronews, July 2020
- ↑ Charlish, Alan; Florkiewicz, Pawel; Plucinska, Joanna (18 August 2020). "Polish 'LGBT-free' town gets state financing after EU funds cut". Reuters. Archived from the original on 19 August 2020.
- ↑ "Poland's ruling party leader joins revamped government | World | starherald.com". starherald.com. Archived from the original on 2020-10-09.
- ↑ "Polish court allows stricter abortion law, sparking outcry". www.aljazeera.com.
- ↑ "Poland rules abortion due to foetal defects unconstitutional". TheGuardian.com. 22 October 2020.
- ↑ "Poland abortion: Top court bans almost all terminations". BBC News. 23 October 2020.
- ↑ "Poland's top court rules that law allowing abortion of fetuses with congenital defects is unconstitutional". ABC News.
- ↑ "EU faces crisis as Hungary and Poland veto seven-year budget". TheGuardian.com. 16 November 2020.
- ↑ "Hungary, Poland veto EU budget deal".
- ↑ "Reuters". 7 December 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-01-21. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
- ↑ "Poland: State-run oil company buys leading media group | DW | 08.12.2020". Deutsche Welle.
- ↑ "PKN ORLEN to take over Polska Press | PKN ORLEN". Archived from the original on 2021-01-18. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
- ↑ "EU leaders back deal to end budget blockade by Hungary and Poland". POLITICO. 2020-12-10. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
- ↑ "Poland Public Holidays 2020". Public Holidays Global. Archived from the original on 3 March 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
- ↑ "To on rysował "Wiedźmina" i "Kapitana Żbika". Zmarł Bogusław Polch". polskieradio24.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ↑ "Nie żyje Lech Raczak" [Lech Raczak is dead]. Radio Wroclaw (in Polish). 2020-01-20. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
- ↑ "W lubelskim szpitalu zmarł biskup Stanisław Stefanek" [Bishop Stanisław Stefanek died in the Lublin hospital]. kurier lubelski (in Polish). 2020-01-18. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
- ↑ "Zdzisław Myrda". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ↑ "Ostatnie pożegnanie prof. dr hab. Anny Stroki". wsf.edu.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 11 July 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ↑ "Nie żyje profesor Jan Strelau. Był wybitnym polskim naukowcem". wiadomosci.radiozet.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ↑ "Stefan Majer". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ↑ "Nie żyje Dariusz Baliszewski. Znany dziennikarz i historyk miał 74 lata". wprost.pl (in Polish). 10 August 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ↑ "Ewa Demarczyk nie żyje. Ludzie kultury żegnają ikonę". onet.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ↑ "Nie żyje pisarz Wojciech Karpiński. Zmarł nagle". tvp.info (in Polish). 19 August 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ↑ Szostkiewicz, Adam (2020-08-22). "Józefa Hennelowa (1925–2020). Mądrze spełnione życie". Polityka. Archived from the original on 2020-09-11. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
- ↑ "Jerzy Szczakiel nie żyje. Był pierwszym polskim mistrzem świata na żużlu". wyborcza.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ↑ "Nie żyje kardynał Marian Jaworski. Miał 94 lata". onet.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 5 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ↑ "Sopot. Nie żyje aktor Ryszard Ronczewski". archive.vn (in Polish). Retrieved 23 October 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Stanisław Kogut nie żyje. Były senator PiS był zakażony koronawirusem". rmf24.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ↑ "Nie żyje Wojciech Pszoniak". korso24.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ↑ "Zmarł bp Bogdan Wojtuś". radioem.pl (in Polish). 20 October 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ↑ Halicki, Piotr (2020-12-02). "Zmarła Hanna Stadnik, bohaterka Powstania Warszawskiego". Onet.pl. Archived from the original on 2020-12-10. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
