Ursula Puts Ukraine on Ice: Commission Chief Delays EU Accession Talks
Campaigning for reelection—and dogged by farmer protests against cheap Ukrainian imports—von der Leyen has abruptly mothballed the Ukraine question.
Campaigning for reelection—and dogged by farmer protests against cheap Ukrainian imports—von der Leyen has abruptly mothballed the Ukraine question.
They are tired of government edicts that “do not benefit farmers, consumers, and the environment.”
77% of Polish people support their farmers in largest protest to date against EU’s Green Deal and cheap Ukrainian imports.
“When Green Deal policies are imposed only in Europe, it completely destroys Europe, as it makes us far less competitive,” said one farmer.
Tarring farmers with the ‘far-right’ brush is a sure sign that the EU elites fear they are losing control of the political agenda.
Farmers’ leaders say the Socialist government assured them their protests were legitimate but told police “to beat them.”
Recent small demonstrations show promise, but pundits are concerned by the “barriers” to wider action, including not having clearly-defined goals.
The rise of farmer protests in Poland has further heightened the country’s existing political tensions.
“If they don’t punish us for protesting, [they’ll punish us] in a couple of years for driving our diesel tractors … ‘You will have nothing and you will be happy,’ that is what they are looking for,” said one farmer.
The Commission dropped the planned 30% CO2 cut in the agricultural sector to appease protesters, but the newly set 90% overall reduction by 2040 will force farmers to comply anyway.
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