Polish farmers resume Ukraine border protest

Polish farmers blockaded the Medyka border crossing with Ukraine on Thursday, private broadcaster Polsat News reported, resuming a protest intended to secure government subsidies for corn and prevent tax increases.
The farmers, who are demanding a written agreement with the government, had suspended their protest at the crossing in southeastern Poland on Dec. 24 after a meeting with Agriculture Minister Czeslaw Siekierski.
Protest leader Roman Kondrow was quoted by Polsat News as saying the farmers were happy with talks they had with the minister and the local governor, but that they wanted a formal agreement.
On Wednesday Kondrow, said that although Siekierski had provided a note telling the farmers their demands would be met, the prime minister had not given a signed declaration.