2016 in Poland

Summary

2016
in
Poland

Decades:
  • 1990s
  • 2000s
  • 2010s
  • 2020s
See also:

Incumbents edit

Incumbents
Position Person Party
President Andrzej Duda Independent (Supported by the Law and Justice)
Prime Minister Beata Szydło Law and Justice
Marshal of the Sejm Marek Kuchciński Law and Justice
Marshal of the Senate Stanisław Karczewski Law and Justice

Events edit

August edit

September edit

December edit

  • From December 8 — State Owned PZU together with Polish Development Fund acquired Bank Pekao, Poland's second largest bank previously owned by UniCredit, by buying a 32.8 per cent stake in the bank for the amount of PLN 10.6 billion (EUR 2.6 billion).[2]
  • From December 16 — protests against law limiting of freedom of the press.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Poland wins Eurovision Young Musicians 2016!". youngmusicians.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 8 September 2016.
  2. ^ "UniCredit sells Bank Pekao stake to Powszechny Zakład Ubezpieczeń and Polski Fundusz Rozwoju". 8 December 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Poland protests: Crowds renew calls for press freedom". BBC News. December 17, 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2022.

See also edit