Wojciechowski on his resignation: “Farmers are not calling me for this.” He went out to the protesters

A confrontation between the EU commissioner and farmers took place at the junction of the S3 expressway in Renice. describes that under pressure from farmers, he changed his plans and went with the farmers to the headquarters of the West Pomeranian Chamber of Agriculture in Szczecin. There he continued his conversations. He assured that regardless of political divisions, he would cooperate with any government to solve farmers’ problems. – I will do everything, I will not rest until this matter is resolved – he declared, quoted by .

Farmers across Poland are protesting. “Brussels does not have its own police”

With their protests, they are trying to force the Polish-Ukrainian border to be sealed, through which products that destabilize the internal market flow into our country. They blame the European Commission for this and demand action from it. However, the commissioner explained that she was not responsible for this. – Brussels does not have its police, its customs officers, its border officials. All this is decided by the member states, it is up to the Polish services to ensure the tightness of the border – he said, quoted by TVN.

Another demand of farmers is to withdraw from the so-called . This is a set of initiatives to achieve climate neutrality in Europe by 2050. Among them is the reduction of C02 emissions in agricultural activities. However, Janusz Wojciechowski convinced farmers that it covers much more activities, e.g. regarding animal welfare. – We cannot say that we will throw out the entire Green Deal, because it contains good things, less good things and things that farmers consider bad. (…) The point is to ensure that whatever elements there are in agriculture have a rational shape – TVN quotes his statement.

Janusz Wojciechowski with an important declaration

Last week, the EU commissioner was called for by, among others, and Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz. On Friday, however, Wojciechowski assured once again that he had a lot to do and did not intend to leave, which farmers should support. – Farmers don’t call me to do this, they are critical, but they want me to work for them. As long as I see the opportunity to do something important for Polish farmers, I will work, he declared, quoted by TVN.

He promised that he would convey the “voice of farmers” and submit his proposals. He spoke, among others: that this year, as part of public aid, Member States will be able to increase direct subsidies by 10%. from their own budgets.