Slovakian
truckers threaten to block the Uzhhorod-Vysne
Nemecke" checkpoint on the border with Ukraine on Friday, December 1. They demand that measures be taken
to limit competition from Ukrainian carriers, said the head of the country's
Stanislav Skala, the head of the country's truckers' association UNAS, according to Reuters, UNN reports.
It is noted that the Slovak
action will lead to the closure of the Uzhhorod-Vysne Nemecke checkpoint, the only one on the border open to heavy trucks.
The head of UNAS said,
that the truckers will wait for a response from Slovakia's Ministry of Transport until Thursday before making a
a final decision.
He said that on December 4
December in Brussels will be a meeting of European transport ministers,
but he does not have high hopes for it.
"It seems that
neither the Ukrainian side nor the European Commission wants to back down,"
he said.
To recap
On November 6
Polish carriers began to physically block three of the four largest
border crossings on the Polish-Ukrainian border. Both Ukrainian and
Ukrainian and Polish exporters, importers, and carriers are already suffering losses, and the relationship between
and relations between the two countries, which have not yet recovered from the
the grain conflict.
The strikers promised to
to allow certain types of goods to pass through the border. These include humanitarian aid and other
dangerous goods, such as fuel. However, the relevant authorities have recorded violations of the
promises, as the aforementioned vehicles continue to stand in the general queue.
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