Donald Tusk has stated he’ll meet protesting farmers immediately, as demonstrations rock the nation.
Talking throughout a press convention, Mr Tusk stated he had “convened an agricultural summit in Warsaw” and can meet leaders.
“We now have a vital drawback. We’re essentially the most professional Ukrainian nation with regards to support, however we’ve got the most important issues in Europe ensuing from the struggle,” he stated.
He added a present EU proposal to restrict the quantity of meals merchandise arriving from Ukraine to ranges from the final two years was “unacceptable” for Poland and it needed the reference quantity to be set at ranges from earlier than Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
He stated that he was able to take powerful choices relating to the border in session with Ukraine.
“I don’t conceal the truth that we’re speaking to Ukraine about briefly closing the border,” he stated.
Why are farmers protesting?
Farmers throughout Europe have been protesting for weeks in opposition to constraints positioned on them by EU laws meant to sort out local weather change.
They’re additionally protesting in opposition to rising prices and what they are saying is unfair competitors from exterior the EU, significantly Ukraine.
The protests have included a near-total blockade of all Ukrainian border crossings, in addition to disruptions at ports and on roads nationwide.
