They want the welfare allowance for disabled people to be increased to the level of the minimum wage.
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Poland claims success in EU agreement to revise road transport deal with Ukraine
The European Commission has proposed measures to ensure that the agreement does not cause “major disturbances” in EU road transport markets.
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Protesting farmers clash with police in Warsaw
Demonstrators started fires in front of the prime minister’s office and some have thrown fireworks at police officers.
Zelensky condemns Polish farmers’ protest as “erosion of solidarity”
Ukraine’s interior minister added that the blockade of the border by prostesters “impacts Ukraine’s defence capabilities”.
Russian ambassador booed in Poland at commemoration of Soviet general
The protesters carried Ukrainian flags and chanted “murderer” and “shame”.
Calls for Polish EU agriculture commissioner to step down amid farmers protests
Sentiments among the protesting farmers, meanwhile, are mixed.
Polish farmers launch 30-day protest, blocking roads and Ukraine border crossings
The farmers are protesting against EU climate policies and agricultural imports from Ukraine.
Truckers suspend blockade of Ukraine border after agreement with Polish government
The protests have been suspended until 1 March while truckers give the government time to implement the agreement.
Former ruling PiS party holds anti-government protest in Warsaw
PiS chairman Jarosław Kaczyński warned that “German imperialism is returning” through a “European plan” to “liquidate Poland as a state”.
Polish opposition leader Kaczynski calls for “demonstration in defence of democracy”
“We have a real problem with democracy” under Tusk’s new government, says Kaczyński.
Polish farmers suspend protest at Ukraine border crossing but truckers intensify blockade at another
Waiting times at the Dorohusk crossing rose to over 30 days.
Decision to disband Ukraine border blockade overturned by Polish court
One of the protest leaders says they now plan to resume the blockade on Monday.
Mayor disbands Polish truckers’ blockade of one border crossing with Ukraine
Traffic at the Yahodyn-Dorohusk crossing has resumed as normal for the first time since the protest began early last month.
EU and Poland clash over resolving Polish truckers’ blockade of Ukraine border
Warsaw wants a return of the pre-war entry-permit system for Ukrainian trucks coming to the EU.