Farmers started a 30-day strike final Friday
14 February 2024
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Polish farmers plan a complete blockade of all border crossings with Ukraine on Feb. 20, a business union stated on Tuesday, escalating their month-long strike that started final week in protest towards EU insurance policies, in line with Reuters.
Farmers throughout Europe were protesting towards constraints put on them by way of EU measures to take on local weather trade, in addition to emerging prices and what they are saying is arbitrary festival from in another country, specifically Ukraine.
In Poland, farmers were specifically vocal concerning the have an effect on of inexpensive meals imports from Ukraine. They started a 30-day strike final Friday that has noticed them block roads around the nation in addition to border crossings with Ukraine.
“On Feb. 20, as a part of the 30-day basic strike of farmers, we announce that each one protest actions can be fascinated with an entire blockade of all border crossings between Poland and Ukraine and protests within the box,” the Harmony farmers’ union stated in a observation.
“Now not handiest border crossings can be blocked, but in addition verbal exchange hubs and get entry to roads to transshipment railway stations and sea ports.”
A prior to now introduced ‘megastar march’ at the identical day will see farmers descend on Warsaw from all instructions.
In the meantime, within the Czech Republic, the rustic’s Agrarian Chamber, stated that on Feb. 22 teams of farmers from throughout central and jap Europe would congregate at their international locations’ borders for a joint day of protest.
Czech farmers will get started their protests on Monday with a blockade of site visitors in Prague.