The farmers are protesting against EU climate policies and agricultural imports from Ukraine.
The farmers are protesting against EU climate policies and agricultural imports from Ukraine.
The accused, known only as Janusz N. under Polish privacy law, faces up to 15 years in prison.
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“When we entered the European Union, we agreed on certain rules of the game,” said Michał Wójcik.
“A European oligarchy that punishes the weaker is not the EU that we joined,” declared Mateusz Morawiecki.
Poland cannot accept a “radical reduction of sovereignty”, says Zbigniew Ziobro.
Coal will account for over 55% of Poland’s energy mix by 2030, the highest of any member state.
Its aim will be to stop the EU applying “double standards”.
The Polish government will present the plan to the EU on behalf of the Visegrad Group.
The share of energy produced from coal would drop to 37% by 2030 and 11% by 2040 if the price of EU carbon permits is high.
Rainbow flags appeared on a number of key statues in Warsaw, including a figure of Jesus Christ.
Six Polish towns declared “LGBT ideology free zones” have had EU funding applications rejected.
But the country is slowly starting to embrace cleaner forms of energy.
The final deal also dropped demands for Poland to sign up to climate goals in exchange for green transition funds.
Environmental permission was withdrawn last year, but construction continued anyway.