Warsaw warns that the South American agriculture imports could harm Polish farmers.
Warsaw warns that the South American agriculture imports could harm Polish farmers.
Poland says it plans to challenge the agreement at the Court of Justice of the European Union.
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Poland’s government has opposed the deal, but farmers say it is not doing enough.
PiS leader Jarosław Kaczyński accused the current government of seeking to turn Poland into a “German protectorate”.
Organisers say they were opposed to “five dictates from Brussels”.
They oppose the proposed EU-Mercosur free trade agreement, the European Green Deal, and a potential ban on fur farms.
France is also opposed to the agreement with South American countries.
They are protesting against a proposed EU free trade deal with South America and a Polish agricultural tax.