Confederation press conference attended by Anna Bryłka and Michał Urbaniak, 24 January 2024.
Michał Urbaniak:
– We are solidarity with farmers who are protesting in Poland today. There might even be about 200 of these protests. Farmers protest due to the fact that their situation is difficult. They are opposed to solutions that are introduced primarily from the European Union. ...
There are respective main demands that farmers raise.
This is simply a question of the uncontrolled entry of agri-food products from Ukraine and another countries outside the European Union, where the same production standards as in the Community are not applied. This makes competition uneven, unfair in terms of price, quality of goods.
Farmers besides request revision of the common agricultural policy. What is happening present in Brussels. This policy should be consistent with regional policy, taking into account the circumstantial characteristics of agriculture in each country. It should not be the same for all, i.e. without taking into account circumstantial conditions.
It is besides a substance of establishing customs duties and tariff quotas in trade in agri-food goods to 3rd countries outside the European Union. ...
