Polish farmers block highway, protesting against EU's environmental regulations

Описание: (19 Mar 2024)
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Swiecko - 19 March 2024
1. Tractors blocking highway on Polish side of border with Germany
2. Tractor with Polish flag
3. Protesters gathering
4. Truck with banners
5. Various of tractors
6. Various of protesting farmers
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Polish farmers used their tractors to block a major highway crossing the border with Germany on Tuesday in an ongoing protest against European Union agricultural policy and duty-free imports from Ukraine.

The demonstration in Sweicko, close to the German city of Frankfurt, has forced German authorities to divert traffic from the highway before the border, causing up to 18,000 trucks a day to find a different route between Berlin and Warsaw

Ukrainian farmers have been allowed to import their grain into the EU duty-free since 2022, which the Polish farmers believe has caused a drop in prices.

AP video shot by Fanny Brodersen, produced by Kerstin Sopke

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