“We will suspend the protest, but we will not abandon it.”
In Brussels, farmers protested against the free trade agreement with South American countries
“We will suspend the protest, but we will not abandon it. And if the agreements are not fulfilled, we will return, but it will be a mass protest along the entire eastern border of Poland,” Kondrov emphasized.
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- On November 23, Polish farmers blocked the Medika-Shehyni checkpoint. Trucks accumulated on both sides, the blockade was lifted in the evening of the next day.
- The farmers protested for two reasons: failure to meet the requirement to maintain the level of agricultural tax in 2024 at last year's level and concerns related to the EU signing a free trade agreement with Mercosur. The farmers also stated that if agreements are not reached, they intend to protest around the clock until the end of the year.
- Currently, all categories of vehicles are allowed to pass in this direction as usual.