Polish farmers blocked two major border crossings with Germany on Monday in a protest against farm imports from outside the European Union and the bloc’s environmental red tape.

Farmers have been blocking checkpoints with Ukraine, complaining that imports from the neighbouring war-torn country undercut their profits, and now expanded the protest to the country’s western border.

The two blockades at the Swiecko and Gubinek crossings “will continue until Wednesday evening”, a spokesman for the local police, Marcin Maludy, told AFP.

The farmers have parked their tractors on the A2 highway, blocking traffic in both directions.

Polish farmers last month briefly blocked the border with Germany in Slubice, with the passage currently open but congested as drivers divert from the clogged routes.

The EU has come forward with propositions to revamp the bloc’s subsidy programme, known as the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), in a bid to assuage the farmers across the continent.

The proposed changes to the CAP still need to be negotiated between EU member states and the European Parliament.

One would exempt small farms under 10 hectares (25 acres) from checks and penalties tied to CAP conditions.

Another would free farmers of the obligation to keep part of their land fallow, though they would still be incentivised to do so.

Poland’s agriculture minister announced new talks with the disgruntled farmers for Tuesday.

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