Thousands of Polish protesters marched through the capital Warsaw to show their opposition
People carry Polish flags and banners, as farmers protest outside Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk's office against the European Union's Green Deal and imports of Ukrainian agricultural products, in Warsaw, Poland, March 6, 2024.Thousands of protesters marched through the streets of the Polish capital Warsaw on Friday to show their opposition to European Union environmental regulations that farmers say are driving them out of business.
Farmers were joined by representatives of other branches of the Solidarity trade union, which organised the protest, such as miners and workers from the automotive sector.
Farmers have already won concessions from the EU and the Polish government, which said it would pay 2.1 billion zlotys in subsidies to compensate farmers for low grain prices, but they say it is not enough.
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