The following lists events that happened during 2014 in Poland.
Incumbents + Incumbents Position Person Party Notes President Bronisław Komorowski Independent (Supported by the Civic Platform) Prime Minister Donald Tusk Civic Platform Until 22 September 2014 Ewa Kopacz Civic Platform From 22 September 2014 Marshal of the Sejm Ewa Kopacz Civic Platform Until 22 September 2014 Jerzy Wenderlich Democratic Left Alliance 22 September 2014 - 24 September 2014 (Acting) Radosław Sikorski Civic Platform From 24 September 2014 Marshal of the Senate Bogdan Borusewicz Independent (Supported by the Civic Platform)
Elections + European election, 2014 National party European party Leader Popular vote Percentage Seats Civic Platform EPP Donald Tusk 2,271,215 32.13% Law and Justice ECR Jarosław Kaczyński 2,246,870 31.78% Democratic Left Alliance–Labour Union PES Leszek Miller 667,319 9.44% Congress of the New Right None Janusz Korwin-Mikke 505,586 7.15% Polish People's Party EPP Waldemar Pawlak 480,846 6.8% Other Varies Varies 897,488 (Total) 12.7% (Total) Total and turnout 7,502,336 23.83% 51
Events January
1 January – Five localities were granted town rights: Dobrzyca, Modliborzyce, Mrozy, Stepnica, and Zaklików.
April 27 April – Skra Bełchatów won their sixth Polish Volleyball Championship defeating Resovia in the finals (see 2013–14 PlusLiga).
May 25 May 2014 European Parliament election in Poland 2014 Kraków referendum
June 14 June - Beginning of Polish bugging affair (pl)
August 19 August – The second Polish scientific satellite, Heweliusz, is launched.
30 August–21 September – Poland hosts the 2014 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship.
September 15 September – Ewa Kopacz becomes Poland's second female prime minister.
October 5 October – Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski won their eighth Team Speedway Polish Championship defeating Unia Leszno in the finals (see 2014 Polish speedway season).
December 10 December - The Constitutional Court overturns the 2013 ban on ritual slaughter of animals.
Deaths 10 January - Zbigniew Messner, Communist politician (born 1929) 25 May - Wojciech Jaruzelski, former Communist leader of Poland (born 1923) 22 June - Grzegorz Knapp, motorcycle racer (born 1979) 24 December - Krzysztof Krauze, film director (born 1953) 26 December - Stanisław Barańczak, poet (born 1946) 30 December - Marian Jurczyk, Solidarność activist (born 1935)
See also 2014 in Polish television
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