Polish farmers march in Warsaw against EU climate policies and the country's pro-EU leader

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00:00Polish farmers chanting green terror Ursula von der Leyen.

00:04Thousands are rallying against EU environmental regulations

00:08they say are hurting the Polish economy.

00:10Now they're calling for a referendum.

00:13That's why we're here, because what Brussels is offering us.

00:16The Green Deal is not a Green Deal, it's a Red Deal.

00:19The only thing it's good for is throwing in the bin.

00:21The European Union's Green Deal is an ambitious commitment

00:24to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050

00:27making the bloc the first climate neutral continent.

00:30But Poland's trade unions say it's unfair for workers

00:33and will raise the cost of...

00:36Each government is signing the climate agreement first.

00:39Now the implementation of the Green Deal

00:41and no matter the political outcome

00:43after the EU Parliament elections

00:45Poles will see significant raises in the energy and food costs.

00:50It will affect the lives of the Poles.

00:52Some protesters also condemned Ukrainian farm imports

00:55that they say are undermining their revenues.

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