“Food security and the protection of Polish agriculture cannot wait,” announced Anna Gembicka, informing about plans to submit to the Sejm a draft resolution obliging the government to refer the EU-Mercosur agreement to the Court of Justice of the European Union.
Agricultural circles appealed to the Sejm to adopt a resolution that would oblige the government to take real legal action against the controversial trade agreement between the European Union and the Mercosur countries. This appeal was answered by Law and Justice (PiS) MPs, who announced concrete legislative steps.
“Tomorrow we will submit a draft resolution obliging the Government to take real legal action regarding the EU-Mercosur agreement – including referring the matter to the TSUE and applying for interim measures,” Gembicka said.
As opposition politicians emphasize, further processing of the agreement is continuing despite growing opposition from farmers in many EU member states, including Poland. A demonstration was held in Warsaw, during which protesters demanded direct talks with Prime Minister Donald Tusk. Some demonstrators went to the headquarters of the Chancellery of the Prime Minister, but no meeting took place.
Meanwhile, Agriculture Minister Stefan Krajewski recently publicly admitted that he had not familiarized himself with the content of the EU-Mercosur agreement, arguing that “no one knows it.” In subsequent statements, he changed his narrative, indicating that the document is around 3,000 pages long, while directing criticism at opposition politicians.
It was also noted that the minister only began consultations with other European Union countries on the agreement on January 7, which sparked a wave of criticism from agricultural circles and the parliamentary opposition. In response to the ministry’s actions, the chairman of the PiS parliamentary caucus, Mariusz Błaszczak, announced the submission of a motion to dismiss Stefan Krajewski from the post of minister of agriculture.
The EU-Mercosur agreement in its current form poses a serious threat to Polish agriculture, food security, and the competitiveness of domestic producers, and referring the matter to the TSUE is today the only realistic path to blocking or suspending it.