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| 2000, June 6 |
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| The smaller of two coalition parties, the Freedom Union dropped out of the coalition government, leaving the Solidarity Electoral Action without a majority in Parliament. The coalition split came after internal discord over policy arguments concerning Poland's entry into the EU. | 1 |
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| June 26–27 |
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| Representatives from 108 nations and 12 international organizations attended a two-day conference on democracy in Warsaw. The two-part conference was meant to encourage the proliferation and protection of democratic ideals such as rule of law, freedom of the press, freedom of religion, and fair elections on a worldwide level. | 2 |
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| Oct. 8 |
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| Pres. Kwasniewski was elected to a second five-year term; he secured 53.9 percent of the vote and was the only political figure in post-Communist Poland who while in office had experienced a rise in popularity. With the help of progressive policies by Pres. Kwasniewski, Poland was expected to become the next country officially accepted into the EU, although completion of this process was not anticipated until 2005 or 2006. | 3 |
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