"EU Agriculture Chief Faces Mounting Pressure as Polish Farmers' Protests Escalate"
TL;DR
Calls for the resignation of EU Agriculture Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski are growing as protests by farmers in Poland escalate, with demands to halt imports of agricultural products from Ukraine and to stop implementing EU green policies. Wojciechowski, who has been criticized by Polish politicians and seen as a lame-duck commissioner, is said to be "seriously considering" resigning after speaking with the leader of Poland's Law and Justice party.
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