Czesław Siekierski met with protesting farmers. The minister called for an end to the road blockade in Poland.
On Friday, farmers will protest in more than 250 places in Poland against the introduction of the Green Deal and the influx of goods from Ukraine.
The Chairman of the National Council of Chambers of Agriculture, Wiktor Szmulewicz, stated that all farmers agree on three main demands: they do not want the implementation of the Green Deal, the import of agricultural products from Ukraine and they demand support for livestock farming.
The Ministry of Agriculture emphasizes that farmers’ demands have been reported to the European Commission.
Roadblock across Poland
Due to the announced protests, farmers will temporarily block roads throughout the country from February 9 to March 10. The police are calling on motorists to find alternative routes and avoid journeys where this is not necessary.
“Our patience has run out. Brussels’ position on the last day of January 2024 is unacceptable for our entire agricultural community. Moreover, the inaction of the Polish authorities and the declarations of cooperation with the European Commission and announcements to respect all decisions of the European Union The European Commission regarding the import of agricultural products and foodstuffs from Ukraine leaves us no choice but to make a general to declare a strike”, we read in a statement from the agricultural sector “Solidarity”.
The minister was present at the protest
The Minister of Agriculture, who met with farmers near Wyszogród, called on demonstrators to clear the roads by 4 p.m. because “it is necessary to allow cars to pass.”
– Farmers are protesting because they are in a difficult situation and we need to understand them. Spring is coming, they have no resources, they have no money for fertilizers, to buy crop protection products (…). This is also in the interest of all of us as consumers. Therefore, it is my duty as Minister of Agriculture to come here, listen and talk – Czesław Siekierski admitted in a conversation with journalists during the farmers’ protest.
– Yesterday I spoke with the Minister of Finance, earlier I spoke with the European Commission, I also had discussions in Ukraine. We conduct technical conversations at a lower level. We determine the rules of trade exchange because we want to monitor everything so that we have information and knowledge about the volume of inflows of goods into the Polish market – he added.
– I will now appeal to us to end this blockade, because transports have to start, people have to go to work, we know this makes life difficult. We have asked farmers to make these protests as least disruptive as possible, we have also asked the public to understand these demands, but there must be some common sense here, the Agriculture Minister said.
Source: Do Rzeczy
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