Among other things, farmers are asking for subsidies for the purchase of corn and the agricultural tax remains unchanged.
Polish farmers on Thursday, January 4, will continue blocking the Medica-Shegini border on the Ukrainian border. This is what the leader of the farmers’ organization said The village cheated Roman Kondruv, PAP reports.
According to him, the farmers have not received a written guarantee that their demands will be met, and therefore the blockade of the border point will continue. We are talking about a declaration signed by the Prime Minister.
Tomorrow, at 8 am, a press conference will be held at the Medika-Shegini checkpoint to announce the continuation of the protest.
The leader of the protesting farmers noted that this time the protest would be more intense. Farmers will allow one vehicle in the queue per hour. In particular, cars, buses and trucks with humanitarian aid, military equipment, dangerous goods and perishable goods will be allowed.
We remind you that the Polish farmers began to block the Medice crossing from November 23, 2023. On December 24, they announced that they will suspend their protest until early January, and if their demands are met, they can continue this on January 4.
Poland’s Deputy Minister of Agriculture assured that farmers’ needs will be met. Among other things, farmers want more subsidies for corn producers, more money for liquidity loans and keeping the farm tax at current levels.
Source: korrespondent
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