Several thousand farmers, many in yellow vests, and other protesters marched through the capital, , on Friday to protest EU they say are endangering their livelihoods.
The march, which took as its slogan “Down with the Green Deal,” was called by Solidarity, a farmers’ trade union that vigorously opposes the EU’s climate-related farming policies.
What do the protesters object to?
Solidarity says the EU’s European Green Deal imposes restrictions that interfere with their work and cause higher costs.
One banner read “Let Brussels eat worms, we prefer pork chops and potatoes,” a reference to a widespread belief that the EU will and worms rather than meat from livestock, the keeping of which produces large amounts of greenhouse gases.
Some protesters also lashed out at imports of Ukrainian farm produce that they said were reducing their revenues, while others more generally condemned the policies of the current pro-EU coalition government under Prime Minister .
have already caused the EU including a plan to cut pesticide use by half and an obligation for farmers to set aside more land to nature.
Agriculture is a
Political participation
The demonstration was also attended by some lawmakers from the former nationalist government, who accused the present administration of kowtowing to the EU while ignoring the needs of ordinary Poles.
Tusk has undertaken to reverse many of the PiS’ policies, which put Poland and freedom of the press.
Among other things, he and his team are taking measures to free the judiciary and the state media from undue influence by the government.
tj/lo (AP, AFP, Reuters)
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