CHELM, POLAND - NOVEMBER 21: An aerial view shows trucks lined up 30 kilometers from an ongoing blockade as Polish truck drivers continue to demonstrate at the Dorohusk Polish-Ukrainian border crossing November 21, 2023 in Chelm, Poland. Since November 6, a new front in tensions between the neighbouring countries has emerged after the grain dispute: a dozen truck companies have blocked the Polish-Ukrainian border as they demand the European Union to restore the rules and the permit system for crossing into Poland. According to Polish drivers, they cannot compete against Ukrainian drivers. They are paid less and truck maintenance is also less expensive on the other side of the border. At this moment, the three main border crossings are blocked, allowing just one truck per hour with exception of humanitarian and military aid. It is planned to extend the blockade on coming Thursday, to the crossing Medyka, where the waiting time already passes 100 hours. (Photo by Omar Marques/Getty Images)
This information was reported by the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine.
At both border checkpoints, passenger cars, buses, and pedestrians can go through the established procedure for entry and exit from Ukraine.
On January 13, Romanian farmers blocked the movement of trucks through the “Siret – Porubne” checkpoint during the day, and in the evening, they stopped the blockade. Now the blockade has started again.
Romanian media outlets Digi24 and Stiripesurse report that carriers are demanding changes to the conditions of mandatory civil liability insurance for vehicle owners, exemption of agricultural machinery and trucks from periodic technical inspections, abolition of mandatory GPS installation, improvement of the agricultural sector’s financing system, and a ban on importing Ukrainian grain into the country.
The Romanian government is not willing to meet these demands, so farmers and carriers are on strike, spontaneously blocking roads across the country and border checkpoints with Moldova, Bulgaria, and now Ukraine.
Polish farmers also blocked the border with Ukraine, demanding subsidies for the purchase of corn and keeping the agricultural tax unchanged. On January 6, 2024, the Polish government signed an agreement with them, after which they unblocked the Medyka-Shehyni checkpoint, but queues remained there. Since November 6, 2023, several border checkpoints for trucks have remained partially blocked, including “Korchova – Krakovets,” “Grebenne – Rava-Ruska,” and “Dorohusk – Yahodyn.” These are blocked by Polish carriers.
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