Borders closed by Polish farmers, block to imports from Ukraine

Published 2024년 6월 6일

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Polish farmers have been protesting against the import of Ukrainian agricultural products since June 4, arguing that they create an unequal competition. This protest has involved closing the border with Ukraine to trucks. The farmers are particularly opposed to the EU's decision to lift tariffs on Ukrainian products in 2022, following the Russian invasion. The farmers have banned the import of several products from Ukraine since 2023. The Border Guard Service of Poland remains optimistic that the blockade will be resolved soon, especially with the upcoming European Parliament elections.

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Since June 4, Polish farmers have kept the border with Ukraine closed, preventing trucks from entering. However, the representatives of the Border Guard Service of Poland state that they are optimistic that the blockade will be resolved in view of the holding of the elections for the European Parliament (to be held on June 6-9). As the Poles argue, Ukrainian products create unequal competition, especially since the EU decided to lift tariffs in 2022 after the Russian invasion. Poland has banned the import of many products from Ukraine, such as grain, corn or canola, in 2023, but the country's farmers continue to oppose other products imported from the neighboring country to Poland and the EU. We remind that Polish farmers had carried out continuous border blockades at several crossing points between Ukraine and Poland in the first ...

Source: Agrotypos