Good will canceled: Polish farmers refused to unblock Dorogusk

Published 2024년 3월 14일

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Polish farmers, protesting against the EU's 'Green Deal' restrictions and the cancellation of customs duties on Ukrainian agricultural imports, have partially increased the number of trucks they allow through the Dorogusk checkpoint on the Ukraine border. However, they have not fully opened it as previously promised. They also intend to block the border with Slovakia from Friday until the end of March, permitting only one truck through per hour. This protest is leading to traffic jams at various checkpoints.
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On Wednesday, Polish farmers increased the number of trucks they let through the Dorogusk checkpoint on the border with Ukraine, but did not follow through on a promise to fully unlock it. This is reported by Reuters. The leader of the protest, Wojciech Los, said that the number of trucks allowed to cross the border was increased to five per hour. He had earlier said that all the trucks stuck there would be let through as a goodwill gesture. Farmers in Poland and throughout the European Union are calling to change the restrictions imposed on them under the EU's "Green Deal" to combat climate change, as well as to re-impose customs duties on the import of agricultural products from Ukraine, which were canceled after the start of the full-scale war unleashed by the Russian Federation. Polish farmers also said they would block the border with Slovakia from Friday until the end of March. They plan to let one truck through per hour. The protest also continued on Wednesday at the ...
Source: Agropolit

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