Polish Farmers Clash With Police Outside Parliament in Warsaw

Opposition lawmakers criticized the response to the farmers’ protest and called on the government to defend farmers.

People carry Polish flags and banners, as farmers protest outside Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk's office against the European Union's Green Deal and imports of Ukrainian agricultural products, in Warsaw, Poland, on March 6, 2024. Kacper Pempel/Reuters

Protesting farmers clashed with police outside the Parliament building in Warsaw, Poland’s capital, on March 6, with police using pepper spray and accusing some participants of violence against security forces.

Thousands of Polish farmers also protested outside the prime minister’s office as they demanded a halt to cheap imports and European Green Deal regulations they say harm their livelihoods.