The agriculture ministers of Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia and Hungary have appealed to the EC for measures needed to counteract disturbances on EU markets caused by increased food imports from Ukraine.
Poland will increase state aid for farmers, including excise tax refunds on diesel and subsidies to fertilisers and grain, Mateusz Morawiecki, the prime minister, has announced.
Poland's minister of agriculture and rural development, Henryk Kowalczyk, has tendered his resignation, he announced on Wednesday.
Poland and three other countries neighbouring Ukraine, as well as Bulgaria, have demanded restrictions on Ukrainian grain imports in a joint letter sent to the European Commission (EC) on Friday.
Opposition parties will support a motion for the dismissal of Agriculture Minister Henryk Kowalczyk announced on Saturday by the Polish People's Party (PSL), an agrarian opposition grouping.
The Polish People's Party (PSL), an agrarian opposition party, will file a motion for the dismissal of Agriculture Minister Henryk Kowalczyk, the PSL leader said on Saturday.
Poland is an example of the success that can be achieved through investments in agri–food sector and is ready to share its experiences with the world's poorest countries, Andrzej Duda, the Polish president, told a UN conference in Qatar.
Poland will continue to push Germany for WWII reparations despite Berlin saying the issue is closed, the Polish agriculture minister said on Wednesday.
Poland has been for years the EU's largest carp producer with its domestic production accounting for 30 percent of the total EU output, according to the National Support Centre for Agriculture (KOWR).
Poland has played a major role in restoring Ukraine's food exports to their pre-war level, the EU's agriculture commissioner told PAP on Tuesday.
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