Polish European Union membership referendum in 2003 also known in Poland as European referendum or accession referendum concerned accession of Poland to the European Union and ratification

Ratification

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 of the Treaty of Accession 2003

Treaty of Accession 2003

The Treaty of Accession 2003 was the agreement between the European Union and ten countries , concerning these countries' accession into the EU...

 (Athene's Treaty) by Poland. The referendum took place over the course of two days - 7 and 8 June 2003.

Poles answered the following question:

Do you approve of the Republic of Poland's accession to the European Union?

According to Polish official results, 58.85% of population voted (17 586 215 people). 77.45% of them (13 516 612) answered yes; 22,55% (3 936 012) answered no.

See also

• European Parliament election, 2004 (Poland)
  European Parliament election, 2004 (Poland)
  Elections to the European Parliament were held in Poland on 13 June 2004. 20.87% of eligible citizens voted; of these, 97.33% of the votes cast were valid. The elections resulted in a heavy defeat for the governing Alliance of the Democratic Left and Labor Union parties, although the very low...
  
  
• Polish European Constitution referendum (cancelled)