EC and government prepare armagedon for Polish agriculture

The European Commission is working intensively on 2 trade agreements with Mercosur countries, as well as Ukraine, which are to enter into force just after the presidential elections are decided in Poland. The second with Ukraine about duty-free trade will most likely be announced just after 1 June (i.e. after the second circular of the presidential elections in Poland) so that it can apply from 6 June, as the current agreement ends on 5 June.

Let us callback that the 3rd extension of the EU-Ukraine duty-free trade agreement, which took place in May 2024 as a consequence of farmers' protests, including mainly in Poland, led to the introduction of quotas for "sensitive" agricultural products, which reduced the negative effects of Ukrainian agricultural exports on the Polish market.

The fresh deal has liberalize trade in agricultural products, which would mean another wave of import into Poland of Ukrainian grain, Since the costs of transport by land are much higher than by sea, it is our country that is closest to it that will be flooded with this export. The fresh EU-Ukraine trade agreement has been negotiated for respective months but is to be made public and accepted only after 1 June, au as you say in the Brussels halls, do not harm the election run of the main candidate of the ruling camp in Poland. Let us remind you, Poland has a presidency in the European Council in this half of the year, so the government is utilizing its capabilities in this case, not to defend the interests of Polish farmers, but one more time to deceive them and announce the agreement's unfavourable provisions for them after the presidential elections are decided.

In turn, the EU agreement with the Mercosur countries (Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay) concluded by the EC president the erstwhile year Ursula von der Leyen is only waiting for ratification. There is no authoritative confirmation, but a political decision has already been taken to separate and ratify part of the trade agreement with these countries only by the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union (European Ministers of Agriculture), a qualified majority, which would should be supported by at least 15 countries representing 65% of the EU population. According to unofficial information, president von der Leyen already has specified a majority in the Council, and the Polish Minister of Agriculture, who has late announced an agreement with France and the creation of a blocking number (4 countries representing at least 35% of the EU population), unfortunately has already ceased these activities.

Ratification of agreements with countries Mercosur[central South American countries md] is scheduled to take place in the second half of this year, and thus besides After the presidential elections in Poland, the point is that its disastrous effects on Polish agriculture will not harm the election run of the main candidate of the ruling coalition.

The EU-Mercosur agreement is designed to make industrial products mainly from Western European countries (mainly cars) more transferable on their markets, while the European marketplace would become more attractive for agricultural goods from South American countries. It is clear that agricultural production, including in peculiar farming in South American countries, is taking place in more favourable climate conditions than in Europe, and Nor is it so "bound" by environmental and climate protection legislation.

For example, cattle farming frequently takes place all year circular “in the open air”, which clearly reduces production costs and makes specified livestock products competitive in the planet market. Ratification of this agreement will, of course, affect the interests of all EU agriculture, but it is Poland that is peculiarly burdened with the liberalisation of trade with Ukraine that will be put to the test.

The ratification of both agreements with the Mercosur and Ukraine countries is prepared in the privacy of Brussels but besides Polish cabinets, after all our country has a presidency in the European Council.

But revealing earlier these intentions, which endanger even with the armagedon of Polish agriculture, it would outrage Polish countryside and Polish farmers, and their voices are highly crucial to push at all costs the candidate of the ruling coalition Rafał Trzaskowski.