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Polish Farmers End Ukraine Border Blockade After Government Agreement

Deal includes financial support measures but does not address farmers' demand for restrictions on Ukraine imports.

Polish flags are seen as farmers stand on a strike post as they block truck transport in Medyka - another border crossing between Poland and Ukraine, on November 23, 2023. The farmers joined the transport sector in the strike against poor management of agricultural imports of Ukrainian produce as well as demand renegotiation of transport deals between Ukraine and the European Union. Medyka is the fourth strike site. Protesters already blocked 3 other crossings for truck transport, allowing only 4 trucks per an hour excluding humanitarian and military aid and sensitive chemical and food goods. According to the drivers, the queue to the Medyka crossing was nearly 7 days even before the strike started today. (Photo by Dominika Zarzycka/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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Overview

  • Polish farmers have ended their blockade of a Poland-Ukraine border crossing after reaching an agreement with the government that met their demands.
  • The farmers had accused the new Polish government of failing to defend them against Ukrainian grain imports and demanded financial support measures.
  • The deal includes launching corn production subsidies, maintaining agricultural taxes at 2023 levels and increasing preferential liquidity loans, but does not include restrictions on Ukraine imports.
  • Despite the end of the blockade, farmers are still demanding a limit on the inflow of goods from Ukraine.
  • Polish truckers continue to protest against an EU-Ukraine agreement that liberalized road transport rules.