CETA is a mortal threat to Polish agriculture: PSL head
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The head of the Polish People's Party (PSL) Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz appealed to the government to refrain from implementing the CETA trade agreement until national parliaments undertake the ratification process. According to him, CETA “is a mortal threat to Polish agriculture.”
At a meeting on Tuesday, the government is to hear information on the expected costs and benefits for Poland of the CETA trade agreement between the EU and Canada.
“Polish farmers could lose out through a free trade agreement with Canada. It really means the liquidation of small, family farms in Poland, only large-scale producers can survive - we cannot allow this to happen,” said the PSL head, who on Tuesday met with reporters next to Kraków's Stary Kleparz marketplace.
He stressed that not only would domestic food producers lose, but also sellers in the Polish market and exporters to the European market. “Consumers will also lose, because the quality of products will deteriorate,” Kosiniak-Kamysz added.
