Because EU environmental regulations are too strict for them, Polish farmers have once again blocked a motorway towards Germany. The campaign is scheduled to last until Wednesday.
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In protest against EU agricultural policy, Polish farmers are once again blocking a border crossing with Germany. According to a police spokesman, the motorway on the Polish side was sealed off with tractors at the Swiecko crossing. The motorway, the A12 on the German side and the A2 on the Polish side, is closed in both directions. The protest is expected to last until Wednesday evening. Motorists would be alerted to the closures with warning signs on motorways in the region.
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According to police, another protest action by Polish farmers is planned from this Sunday at the Guben border crossing. This protest is also expected to last until Wednesday evening.
For weeks, farmers in several European countries have been protesting against EU environmental regulations, which they criticize as too restrictive, and against cheap imports from Ukraine. They also blocked border crossings with Germany and Ukraine.
In protest against EU agricultural policy, Polish farmers are once again blocking a border crossing with Germany. According to a police spokesman, the motorway on the Polish side was sealed off with tractors at the Swiecko crossing. The motorway, the A12 on the German side and the A2 on the Polish side, is closed in both directions. The protest is expected to last until Wednesday evening. Motorists would be alerted to the closures with warning signs on motorways in the region.
According to police, another protest action by Polish farmers is planned from this Sunday at the Guben border crossing. This protest is also expected to last until Wednesday evening.
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