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Polish farmers protest in Elbląg. Photo: PAP/Adam Warżawa

Polish farmers protest against EU-Mercosur deal

Polish farmers have staged nationwide protests against the European Union's Mercosur free trade agreement, pressuring the government not to go back on its decision to oppose the deal.

The farmers fear the deal between the EU and Mercosur will make their products less competitive. Photo: PAP/Darek Delmanowicz

Polish farmers block border crossing with Ukraine to protest EU-Mercosur trade deal

Farmers blocked Poland’s Medyka border crossing with Ukraine on Saturday in a protest over the trade deal between the European Union and Mercosur, which they say will reduce their competitiveness, Polish state news agency PAP reported.

Photo: PAP/Radek Pietruszka.

Poland: farmers end sit-in at agriculture ministry, plan to continue protests in cities

Protests will continue until demands are met, said the chairman of the Solidarity trade union.

Photo: PAP/Piotr Polak

Poland-Ukraine close to settlement over agricultural imports: lawmaker

Poland and Ukraine are close to an agreement on agricultural imports, a Polish lawmaker told state news agency PAP on Wednesday, ahead of talks between the countries' governments as Warsaw seeks to defuse protests by farmers.