After weeks of protests by Polish farmers towards low cost agricultural merchandise from Ukraine, the federal government in Warsaw now not guidelines out briefly closing its border to items from its neighbor.
Prime minister Donald Tusk he mentioned on Wednesday in Warsaw that his authorities was in dialogue with the Ukrainian aspect. However closing the border may solely be a brief measure, he mentioned.
“I’m able to take robust selections in terms of the border with Ukraine, all the time in settlement with Kiev, in order that there are not any pointless tensions. However we have now to discover a long-term resolution,” added Tusk.
Farmers in Poland have been protesting for weeks towards EU agricultural coverage and towards agricultural merchandise coming from Ukraine. They wish to forestall cheaper Ukrainian wheat from reaching the Polish home market.
After the Russian invasion of Ukraine two years in the past, Brussels suspended all import tariffs and quotas on agricultural merchandise from Ukraine to assist the nation economically.
The Minister of Tusk and Agriculture, Czesław Siekierski, plans to satisfy in Warsaw on Thursday for negotiations with representatives of agricultural organizations.
“We are going to speak about potential wheat subsidies and different measures to permit us to promote Polish wheat as quickly as potential,” Tusk mentioned.
The state might help purchase this grain in order that Polish grain turns into extra enticing in value than Ukrainian grain, he added.
