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Polish oil industry demands lifting Ukrainian crop embargo

Polish oil producers urge to unblock rapeseed imports from Ukraine, warning that a raw material shortage in this season could reach at least 0.5 million tons — severely affecting Polish processing plants, Money.pl reported on July 17.

18 July 2025, 01:20 PM

Ukraine slams EU’s rhetoric on grain exports amid looming restrictions

There’s far too much emotion — and too few facts — in the debate over whether the European Union would be better off without Ukrainian agricultural products, Alex Lissitsa, Ukrainian Agribusiness Club President (UCAB), told NV Business on May 16.

16 May 2025, 03:06 PM

Polish Agriculture Minister to meet farmers blocking border crossing

Polish Agriculture Minister Czesław Siekierski plans to meet with farmers blocking the Medyka-Sheginie border crossing on the Polish-Ukrainian border, RMF24 reports on Nov. 24.

24 November 2024, 04:35 PM

Polish farmers launch protest at border, truck exits from Ukraine fully blocked

Polish farmers began a protest on Nov. 23, in the village of Medyka, located at the border with Ukraine. They blocked the road leading to the Shehyni checkpoint, preventing trucks from crossing into Poland, RMF24 reports.

23 November 2024, 11:25 AM

Polish protesters set date to unblock Ukraine border

Poles announced the time of the termination of the truck traffic blockade across the Ukrainian-Polish border, the Western Regional Directorate of the State Border Guard Service reported on Facebook on June 6.

6 June 2024, 09:00 PM

Ex-agriculture minister scandal halts Poland-Ukraine talks

Poland has suspended negotiations with Ukraine about farmer protests on the border following corruption charges against former Ukrainian Agriculture Minister Mykola Solskyi, Poland's Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Michał Kołodziejczak, said in an interview with Polish newspaper Dziennik Gazeta Prawna on May 13.

13 May 2024, 03:45 PM

Budapest refuses to reimpose import ban on Ukrainian honey despite protests, citing ‘no impact’ – Reuters

Hungary will maintain its decision not to reintroduce a ban on Ukrainian honey imports, resisting pressure from beekeepers who argue that inexpensive Ukrainian honey is driving down prices and jeopardizing their livelihoods, Reuters reported on March 26.

27 March 2024, 01:29 PM

Polish protesters to temporarily unblock Zosin-Ustyluh border checkpoint on March 21

Polish protesters will temporarily stop their protest at the Zosin-Ustyluh checkpoint on March 21, the State Customs Service of Ukraine reported with reference to the Polish side.

21 March 2024, 06:56 PM

Poles block buses from Ukraine — passengers detained without explanation

Polish protesters and police at border checkpoints are halting buses traveling to and from Ukraine, detaining passengers without explanation, Oleksandr Kubrakov, Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister and Infrastructure Minister reported on X on March 11.

11 March 2024, 05:50 PM

Polish farmers to temporarily unblock key Ukraine border crossing — UA Border Guard

Polish farmers are planning to temporarily unblock the Krakovets checkpoint with Ukraine, the State Border Guard Service’s spokesman Andriy Demchenko said on national television on March 9.

9 March 2024, 04:26 PM

Warsaw shouldn’t close Ukrainian border — Polish politician

Poland would hurt its own national interest by shutting down Ukrainian border crossings completely, former Polish MP and ex-Mayor of Warsaw Marcin Święcicki said in an interview with NV on march 5.

6 March 2024, 11:30 PM

Police clash as farmers’ protest expands in Poland

Protesting Polish farmers took the streets of the country’s capital, burning tires and throwing firecrackers outside the Prime Minister’s office, Reuters reported on March 6.

6 March 2024, 09:30 PM

Polish truckers plan to join farmers in border protest resurgence on March 1

Polish truckers, who paused their protests at the Ukraine border in January, are gearing up to join forces with farmers and restart blockades at crossing points starting March 1, said Maciej Wroński, President of the Polish Transport and Logistics Association, on Feb. 26, as reported by RFM24.

26 February 2024, 04:56 PM

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