Polish farmers will block the cargo area at the Rava-Ruska – Khrebenne checkpoint for two days. A complete stop to the movement of trucks leaving Ukraine is expected. The blocking of the border is connected with the beginning of pan-European protests by farmers who oppose the "green course" of the European Union. The protests were organized on the eve of the elections to the European Parliament.

Why did the farmers decide to oppose the "green course", which is about ecology? The task of the EU's "green course" is to help Europe become climate neutral at least by 2050.

The main requirements for farmers as part of the "green course": reduce the use of pesticides by 50%, mineral fertilizers – by 20%, 25% of the area must be used for growing organic products. Of course, not everyone likes this, because it requires abandoning the usual practices and may lead to the loss of part of the profit.

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