Czech farmers dumped manure in front of the government's office, blocked Prague streets with tractors and taunted the country's farm minister on Thursday as they renewed protests demanding more help and a halt to cheap imports to the European Union.
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Czech farmers dump manure on Prague streets in renewed protests
Farmers across EU continue to protest Ukrainian imports and other grievances
EU backs another year of access for Ukrainian food
Proposal includes tariff 'emergency brake' for some products in response to farmer protests
European Union lawmakers approved on Thursday granting Ukrainian food producers tariff-free access to EU markets for another year, rejecting amendments that could have increased restrictions.
Polish farmers clash with police outside parliament in Warsaw
Officers wounded, several people detained, police say
Protesting farmers clashed with police outside the parliament building in Warsaw on Wednesday, with police using pepper spray and accusing some participants of violence against security forces.
Only grain ships from Black Sea and for Iran still crossing Red Sea, analysts say
Houthi attacks have disrupted global shipping since November, forcing ships to re-route
Grain ships originating from the Black Sea or bound for Iran are about the only ones still sailing through the Red Sea as Houthi militants continue to attack vessels in the area, analysts said on Friday.
Polish farmers take grain protests to Lithuanian border
Farmers continue to protest against what they say is unfair competition from outside the EU
Polish farmers protested on the border with Lithuania on Friday against what they say are imports of Ukrainian grain through the Baltic country, something the Lithuanian officials deny.
Companies in Ukraine see problems pile up, but most tough it out
Blockades, capital controls, insurance costs weigh on companies
German supermarket chain Metro and its 3,400 employees in Ukraine have worked hard to get their business back to where it was before Russia's full-scale invasion two years ago.
Poland mulls wider ban on Ukrainian food imports as farmers warn of more protests
Further talks with Ukraine planned for Wednesday, agriculture minister says
Warsaw | Reuters -- Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Tuesday he could not rule out widening a national ban on imports of Ukrainian grains to other products if the European Union does not act to protect the bloc's markets.
Zelenskiy says Black Sea grain corridor in doubt without US aid
Conservative Republicans in US House of Representatives threatening to block further military aid
New York | Reuters -- Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that without new U.S. military aid his country would be unable to defend a Black Sea shipping corridor that has allowed Kyiv to export millions of tons of grain to global markets.
Poland-Ukraine government talks set for March 28, farmer protests persist
Farmers have broad public support; gov. trying to balance farmer, defense needs
Poland's prime minister said on Thursday the Polish and Ukrainian governments would meet in Warsaw on March 28, but did not accept a request by Ukraine's president for urgent talks on border blockades by Polish farmers.
Ukraine seeks action against Polish farmers for grain spillage
Polish agriculture minister apologizes for "act of desperation"
Kyiv urged Warsaw on Monday to "hold to account" Polish farmers for stopping three trucks at a border crossing between Poland and Ukraine and spilling the Ukrainian grain they were carrying.
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