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Poland to Challenge EU-Mercosur Deal Over Food Security

4/24/2026

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Poland will lodge a formal challenge to the EU-Mercosur trade pact with the EU Court of Justice.
Deputy Prime Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said Poland will file the complaint by May 26, citing risks to food security and domestic markets.
Poland and France, the EU’s leading opponents, warn the pact could flood markets with cheap beef, sugar and poultry, and note the Commission will apply it provisionally from May 1.

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Poland will lodge a formal challenge to the EU-Mercosur trade pact with the EU Court of Justice.
Deputy Prime Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said Poland will file the complaint by May 26, citing risks to food security and domestic markets.
Poland and France, the EU’s leading opponents, warn the pact could flood markets with cheap beef, sugar and poultry, and note the Commission will apply it provisionally from May 1.