Polish agriculture minister resigns over Ukrainian grain imports amidst farmer protests.

Polish Agriculture Minister Henryk Kowalczyk resigned from his post due to the European Commission's decision to extend duty-free imports for Ukrainian grain until June 2024, which has angered Polish farmers who have called for the introduction of tariffs. The influx of cheaper Ukrainian grains has hit prices and sales of local farmers, creating a headache for Poland's ruling nationalists law and Justice (PiS) in an election year. The prime ministers of five states including Poland wrote to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Friday to demand action on Ukrainian agricultural imports.