Protesting Polish farmers want a referendum on forcing the country to reject the EU's Green Deal. Photo: Wojtek Radwanski / AFPSource: AFPPolish farmers on Friday rallied against EU environmental regulations they said were hurting the economy and called for a referendum on the issue. The European Union's Green Deal is an ambitious commitment to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050, making the 27-nation bloc the "first climate-neutral continent". "We don't agree to all the Green Deal provisions, which are harmful to Poland's economy," said Adrian Wawrzyniak, a spokesman for the Solidarity farmers' union. The right-wing opposition party Law and Justice (PiS), which has close ties with the Solidarity union, also took part in the protest.

Source: Daily Nation May 10, 2024 15:17 UTC