This was stated by Polish Agriculture Minister Czeslaw Siekierski, who warned that the treaty could "significantly affect the European market in the areas of beef, poultry and also sugar."

Poland on Monday rejected the trade agreement between the EU and Mercosur countries "in its current form" due to "dissatisfaction" and growing "discontent" among farmers, which is "gaining momentum" in the country.

This was stated by the Polish Minister of Agriculture, Czeslaw Siekierski, in statements to the media upon his arrival at the meeting with his European counterparts this Monday in Brussels, where he warned that Mercosur could "significantly affect the European market in the areas of beef, poultry and also sugar."

"The position of the Ministry of Agriculture on this issue is unequivocal. We are against accepting the agreement in its current form, as negotiated by the European Commission," Siekierski said.

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Poland has thus joined France in its opposition, with its Economy Minister Antoine Armand confirming last week that he had made contact with other delegations to try to form a blocking minority against the trade agreement that the bloc has been negotiating with Mercosur for more than two decades and that Brussels is seeking to close before the end of the year.

Negotiators from both regions announced an agreement in 2019, but the pact was never signed due to frictions within the EU, which are now compounded by a "discontent" among farmers that is "gaining momentum", according to the Polish minister, who points out that this "dissatisfaction" in the countryside "can be seen in many EU countries".