On Thursday, February 27, Czech and Slovak farmers staged a protest against cheaper imports coming from the markets from over the EU, such as Ukraine and South America. It is reported by Reuters.
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farmers drove dozens of tractors and blocked the border transition to Czech-Slovatsky border. The protests passed in other border areas, including on the border with Poland.
Protesters criticized the agreement between the EU and the South American block Merkosur, concluded in December, as well as against the release of imports from Ukraine from duties. documents, registration, etc. At the same time, I cannot sell goods at the price at which they are imported here from the east or even from South America, ”said the Czech farmer Peter Halupka.
Farmers from Hungary and Austria also participated in the protests. In some of them were the “stop grain from Ukraine”.
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