Giving away apples, Polish farmers stage more food protests


  • World
  • Wednesday, 20 Mar 2024

Polish farmers use tractors as they protest against the European Union's Green Deal and imports of Ukrainian agricultural products, in Zakret, near Warsaw, Poland March 20, 2024. REUTERS/Aleksandra Szmigiel

WARSAW (Reuters) - Polish farmers were planning more than 500 road blockades on Wednesday to protest against cheap food imports from Ukraine and the European Union's climate policy.

Footage from private broadcaster TVN24 showed farmers carrying Polish flags and obstructing a road in the southern city of Katowice while handing apples to passers-by.

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