Poland: Farmers' protests and blockades likely at border crossings with Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Lithuania through at least late March /update 2

Farmers in Poland will likely continue to stage road blockade protests at border crossing points across the country through at least late March. As of March 13, road blockade protests have spread to the Barwinek-Vysny Komarnik border crossing with Slovakia; similar protests will likely commence at the Chyzne-Trstena border crossing point in the coming days. Farmers' groups are also planning road blockades on the Lithuanian border from March 20 to April 20. Farmers intend to block all road traffic on the DK16 highway in Ogrodniki and the S61 highway junction in Szypliszki 07:00-19:00 daily; both roads cross the border with Lithuania. Farmers are protesting to denounce EU agricultural policies and the continued import of Ukrainian agricultural products.

Border crossing road blockades and protests continue intermittently on Poland's borders with Germany, the Czech Republic, and Ukraine; they will likely continue through late March. On the German and Czech borders, blockades typically take place at the Swiecko-Frankfurt, Gubin-Guben, and Zittau Chopinstrase-Sieniawka crossings with Germany and the Hradek Nad Nisou-Sieniawka crossing with the Czech Republic. The actions usually last around 8 hours; protesters typically prevent freight trucks, particularly those with Ukrainian number plates, from crossing the border. Similar actions are possible at other international crossing points with little warning.

On the Ukrainian border, blockades are taking place near the Dorohusk-Yagodyn, Zosin-Ustyluh, Dolhobychuv-Uhryniv, Hrebenne-Rava-Ruska, and Medyka-Shehyni border crossings. Farmers may also block trucks at the Korczowa-Krakovets border crossing.

Although farmers mostly target freight trucks, the protests will likely disrupt cross-border vehicular and pedestrian traffic. Authorities will likely maintain a heightened security posture near affected crossings to monitor the situation and minimize disruptions. Alternate border crossings will likely experience increased congestion.