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Polish Farmers March Against Mercosur Trade Deal

On Friday, Polish farmers descended on Warsaw to protest a Mercosur trade deal accepted by a majority of EU nations in Brussels, marching toward Parliament and Prime Minister Donald Tusk's chancellery.
Farmers argued the pact encourages unfair competition as they say the Mercosur deal will challenge domestic producers, despite the European Commission stating it will bolster EU exports and diplomatic ties.
Protesters used fireworks and flares as they marched, with tractors blocked at city limits; Janusz Sampolski said, `This will kill our agriculture in Poland`, while Przemyslaw Zbroinski warned of banned pesticides.
Poland and several EU peers voted against the deal while most of the 27 EU member states approved it, and farmers warned the dispute could escalate into much harsher and larger strikes, and blockades of countries and capitals.
The long-running Mercosur trade agreement, in negotiation for over 25 years, is seen by the European Commission as a boost to EU exports and diplomatic ties.

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Poland fails in bid to block EU's Mercosur trade deal, as farmers protest in Warsaw

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