Polish Farmers Clash With Police Outside Parliament in Warsaw

Published on March 7, 2024

Protesting farmers clashed with police outside the parliament building in Warsaw, Poland’s capital, on March 6, with police using pepper spray and accusing some participants of violence against security forces. Thousands of Polish farmers also protested outside the prime minister’s office as they demanded a halt to cheap imports and European Green Deal regulations they say harm their livelihoods. Poland’s biggest trade union, NSZZ Solidarity, backed the farmers. Hunters and forestry workers also joined the protest. Farmers across the European Union (EU) have been calling for changes to the restrictions imposed on them by the bloc’s Green Deal plan and for the reimposition of customs duties on agricultural products imported from Ukraine that were waived following Russia’s invasion....

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