Polish farmers intensify protests against 'executioner' EU

[JustJohn or JJ]

"Polish farmers intensify protests against 'executioner' EU"

[Jaga]

John, thanks for letting us know about it. The farming protests are all over Europe, but the Polish protests are related to Ukraine war. Here is more about it:

www.reuters.com/world/europe/poland-says-breakthrough-ukrainian-grain-unlikely-warsaw-talks-2024-03-28/
Poland, Ukraine hail progress in food import talks, but deal remains elusive

WARSAW, March 28 (Reuters) - Poland and Ukraine are close to an agreement on agricultural imports, the Polish prime minister said on Thursday, after intergovernmental talks in Warsaw failed to resolve an issue that has triggered protests by farmers.
While both Donald Tusk and Ukrainian counterpart Denys Shmyhal spoke warmly of their countries' cooperation, the elusiveness of a deal illustrates the difficulties of bridging the gap between Warsaw and Kyiv's positions on Ukrainian agricultural imports that have strained relations.
Farmers in Poland have blocked motorways and border crossings with Ukraine and infuriated Kyiv by spilling loads of imported grain across train tracks, as they demand the re-imposition of customs duties on agricultural imports from Ukraine that were waived after Russia's invasion in 2022.
They say Ukraine's farmers are flooding Europe with cheap imports that leave them unable to compete and that much of the grain that is supposed to transit through Poland ends up on the domestic market.
Kyiv says that the protests are harming its economy and war effort against Russia's invasion. It also says only a small portion of the grain it exports transits through Poland.
"We are close to a solution," Tusk told a press conference. "This applies to the amount of products that can flow into Poland, once we determine it, we are close to ensuring that transit does not disturb the Polish market."