Traffic at German border disrupted as Polish farmers continue protest over EU rules

by dpa | 19.Mar 2024 | Europe in brief

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On Monday, Polish farmers blocked two border crossings with Germany. Farmers across the EU have been testing EU agricultural policies for weeks.

Landwirte aus Polen sind auf der Autostrada A2 (Europastraße 30) mit ihren Fahrzeugen in Richtung deutsch-polnische Grenze unterwegs. Bauernproteste haben zu erheblichen Verkehrsbehinderungen im Grenzgebiet um Frankfurt (Oder) geführt. Die seit Wochen anhaltenden Proteste polnischer Bauern richten sich gegen die EU-Agrarpolitik, aber auch gegen die Einfuhr günstiger Agrarprodukte aus der Ukraine.
Farmers from Poland are travelling on the A2 autostrada (European route 30) with their vehicles towards the German-Polish border. Photo: Patrick Pleul/dpa
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Berlin – Polish farmers continued to block two border crossings to Germany on Monday, leading to significant disruptions to cross-border traffic.

The border crossings in Frankfurt Oder and Guben remain closed, a police spokeswoman said on Monday morning. Traffic was being rerouted, but that was leading to long traffic jams in Frankfurt, she added.

Polish farmers, like many farmers across the European Union, have been protesting for weeks against EU agricultural policies. They are also complaining about cheap grain imports from neighbouring Ukraine, which they say create unfair competition.

They started blocking the two crossings on the Polish-German border on Sunday and police expected them to end the action on Wednesday. (18 March)

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