Slovak and Hungarian carriers will block border crossings with Ukraine. "Ukraine is an global problem"

Slovak and Hungarian carriers intend to block border crossing points with Ukraine on Monday, demanding the restoration of permits for Ukrainian carriers. The strikers stress that this issue has already exceeded national borders and has become an global problem.

Slovakia Road Carriers Association (UNAS) announced on Sunday that the blockade would proceed until the demands of the carriers were met. The border crossing of Vyšné Nemecké – Uzhhorod will be blocked as a consequence of protest actions related to freight traffic. Additionally, the Association of Hungarian car Carriers announced that it joins its Polish colleagues, starting its own blockade on the border with Ukraine from Monday.

“The state of blocked borders for tomorrow. I hereby study that the substance is no longer only Polish and international. Restoring permits Eradication of borders-eliminating echerga (echelons)" “On Sunday, Rafal Mekler, a Confederate activist and 1 of the organizers of the protest wrote on platform X.

“In Slovakia farmers and farmers of poultry min. next day they will join the protesters on Vyzhne Nemeckie besides tractors” - He said.

He joined his entry with a map on which 6 border crossing points with Ukraine were marked to be blocked on Monday.

In addition to 4 crossings on the Polish-Ukrainian border, the Vyšné Nemecké – Uzhhorod (Slovakia – Ukraine) and Zahony-Czup (Hungary – Ukraine) crossing was besides marked.

The requirements of Hungarians and Slovaks are akin to those presented by Poles. It is mainly about restoring the licensing strategy for Ukrainian carriers who travel to the European Union.

It is worth reminding that a week ago the Ukrainian Ministry informed about any arrangements during the gathering with representatives of the Polish government concerning partial unlocking of the border related to the strike of carriers. It was planned to open the Dolhobycz-Uhryn crossing for the movement of empty trucks to ease the burden of another crossings and increase bandwidth at the border. Additionally, a pilot registration initiative in the e-Czerha strategy was to be introduced straight erstwhile crossing the border at the Malhowice-Njankowice crossing for 1 month. However, the protest co-organiser, Rafał Mekler, stated that "no 1 agreed to anything". Moreover, protestors at the border later informed that only Ukrainian vehicles were driving through the recently opened crossing of the Dolhobycz-Uhryns for empty trucks. Further information from the Ukrainian side besides confirmed that mainly Ukrainian trucks usage this passage.

According to reports from Ukrainian media, Donald Tusk declared that his government would address controversial issues with Ukraine, including the issue of protest by Polish carriers, in order to bring about the unlocking of the Polish-Ukrainian border.

As we have already informed, the participants of the protest of Polish carriers are considering intensifying protest activities in the context of the transport of Ukrainian trucks by rail across the border, bypassing the blockade at the border.

We had besides informed that Ukrainian media had provided false information, suggesting that trade associations from 4 EU countries called for a boycott of Polish carriers due to a protest on the border. However, it should be noted that it was about organisations supporting trade cooperation with Ukraine, which the Ukrainian media only briefly mentioned.