Borders closed by Polish farmers, block to imports from Ukraine

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 ...