title: 2018 in Poland
text: # 2018 in Poland
  
  Events from the year 2018 in Poland.
  
  ## Incumbents
  
  * President – Andrzej Duda (independent, supported by Law and Justice)
  * Prime Minister – Mateusz Morawiecki (Law and Justice)
  * Marshal of the Sejm – Marek Kuchciński (Law and Justice)
  * Marshal of the Senate – Stanisław Karczewski (Law and Justice)
  
  ## Events
  
  ### January
  
  * 28 January - both chambers of the Polish parliament (Sejm and Senate) adopted an Amendment to the Act on the Institute of National Remembrance criminalizing the attribution of Nazi war crimes and condemning use of the expression "Polish death camp" (see "Polish death camp" controversy).
  
  ### March
  
  * 11 March - A new Polish law banning almost all trade on Sundays has taken effect, with large supermarkets and most other retailers closed for the first time since liberal shopping laws were introduced in the 1990s. The Law and Justice party, whose lawmakers passed the legislation with the support of Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki.
  
  ### May
  
  * 28 May – Kremlin warns that United States put military pressure in European Union security at risk. Dmitry Peskov said in statement, “When we see the gradual expansion of NATO military structures towards our borders..., this of course in no way creates security and stability on the continent".
  
  ### November
  
  * 25 November – Roksana Węgiel wins the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 for Poland.
  
  ### Predicted and scheduled events
  
  * The U.S. missile defense complex in Poland is expected to be operational.
  