Farmers in Hungary and Poland protested along border crossings with Ukraine on Friday, voicing their anger against duty-free imports of Ukrainian agricultural produce. In Hungary, many participants blamed the EU for their difficulties. These demonstrations were triggered by last week’s European Commission proposal that all Ukrainian imports into the EU remain free of duties until at least June 2025. However, the proposal would cap some agricultural products – including some Ukrainian sugar, poultry and eggs – in a bid to quell rising unrest among farmers. The duty-free measures were first intr…