European Union's decision to extend tariff-free trade with Ukraine until June 2025 has sparked widespread protests among farmers across Europe. Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal welcomed the interim EU deal as 'good news,' saying it would support Ukrainian producers and maintain export levels. However, this has led to significant discontent among EU farmers, who have taken to the streets in various forms of protest, including using firecrackers and torches in Lublin, and dumping 5 tons of manure outside the residence of the Speaker of the Polish Sejm, Szymon Holowna. The farmers accused Holowna of being a 'Traitor of the Polish village' and criticized the EU for 'gassing and bludgeoning' protesters. They are protesting against grain dumping by Ukraine and the EU's farm-to-fork policies, which they claim are designed to 'DESTROY Europe’s agriculture industry.' The protests highlight a growing rift between the EU's support for Ukraine and the domestic challenges faced by European farmers, exacerbated by Russia's increased wheat exports and dominance in the global grain market. Russia has grown unprecedented amounts of wheat in the past 2 years, selling it cheaply on the world market, with Spain, Italy, and France among the regular buyers.
Europe’s Support for Ukrainian Wheat Gets Farmers Even Angrier The disquiet is a challenge for European leaders as they seek to balance domestic politics with aid for Kyiv. https://t.co/cbGvtF2CM4
The protesting farmers left a message for a top Polish politician outside his home, “thanking him for “gassing and beating us in Warsaw”. https://t.co/vxv2YO2tUk
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Europe’s support for Ukrainian wheat gets farmers even angrier https://t.co/qzWIZ49qPu via @nayrazz @LyubovEUWorld @kkrasuski https://t.co/sPoTaXSy28
Angry farmers are a challenge for European leaders as they seek to balance domestic politics with support for Ukraine https://t.co/fceMVZPMAJ
THE PITCHFORK PROTESTS IN POLAND PERSIST. Polish farmers have organized a convoy and are heading to Kraków to protest against grain dumping by Ukraine and the EU'S FARM-TO-FORK POLICIES that are designed to DESTROY Europe’s agriculture industry. https://t.co/HBKZ6pMSJU
🤦 EU ambassadors fail to reach agreement on extension of trade benefit for Ukraine with restrictions https://t.co/5ytmqzfdx5
Amid farmer protests in Poland, manure was dumped outside the home of the Speaker of the Sejm's parents https://t.co/JacZ88prtQ https://t.co/bJqEX8vClf
Farmers' protests: EU to cap some Ukrainian tariff-free imports https://t.co/DiKl10MKqy
Poland: farmers spread manure in protest near to Marshal of the Sejm's residence https://t.co/qqWvzU6VFU https://t.co/K6rr2MKunJ
🇵🇱⚡ Polish farmers dumped 5 tons of manure in front of the house belonging to the Speaker of the Polish Sejm, Szymon Holowna. The farmers placed banners on the fence with the following content: “Traitor of the Polish village”, “Farmers thank for gassing and bludgeoning in… https://t.co/4Wnqh7k9o8
Russia's agricultural dominance sparks rift between EU and Ukraine as farmers protest https://t.co/7rVtF3ndYj https://t.co/V1HULhucGU
EU extends tariff-free trade with Ukraine Lawmakers have agreed to suspend import duties and quotas for another year https://t.co/kiBolbbZKj https://t.co/BqN3cNjoho
The EU has agreed a provisional deal to cap duty-free agricultural imports from Ukraine https://t.co/TT1fAIuaBg https://t.co/4Ih11Wlbdg
EU angers farmers by playing along with Ukraine EU representatives have reached a preliminary agreement to extend the suspension of import duties and quotas on Ukrainian exports until June 2025. Trade measures taken since the start of the conflict were aimed at supporting the… https://t.co/buhZHEketH
Russia wins global battle for grain exports Farmers across Europe took to the streets to protest against Ukrainian imports. Mass discontent has forced EU governments to make huge concessions to protesters and undermined Kyiv's political ties with Western allies, Politico writes.… https://t.co/7du6BTxr96
🇵🇱 With firecrackers and torches in Lublin, the protest of farmers who went to the city administration building began. Among the many slogans it says: "Green agreement in the trash". Farmers also block access roads to the city. https://t.co/SSKrCusBAH
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal welcomed an interim EU deal on farm imports as 'good news,' saying it would allow Ukraine to support its producers and maintain its export levels https://t.co/h5wKCup6t5