The association of Slovak carriers is waiting until Thursday to respond to the Ministry of Transport. After this date, it will decide whether to launch a protest on the border with Ukraine, modelled on the strike of carriers in Poland from Friday.
On Tuesday, the threat of blocking the main border crossing of the Slovak-Ukrainian border crossing, i.e. Vysne Nemecke – Uzhhorod, was expressed by Stanislav Skala, head of the Slovak association of UNAS carriers. A condition to avoid blocking is to take action to restrict competition from Ukrainian drivers. It is 1 of the only passages open to truck traffic between Slovakia and Ukraine.
The scale stressed that by Thursday, the Slovak Ministry of Transport was expected to respond, and after that date, it would make a final decision on the possible launch of the protest from Friday. He besides recalled the forthcoming gathering of EU transport ministers in Brussels on 4 December, but expressed doubts about the anticipation of a breakthrough, noting the deficiency of will from Ukraine and the European Commission.
Slovaks explicitly mention to the protest of carriers in Poland, who have been manifesting on the border with Ukraine for 3 weeks, demanding the restoration of the licence limits for Ukrainian carriers. Both countries emphasise the usage of rules by Ukrainians, leading to competitive prices for services and cargo transport against the EU-Ukraine agreement, including within the European Union.
Serhij Derkacz, a associate of the Kiev terrorist group, previously assured that the Slovak authorities had examined measures to prevent the possible blockade of the border crossing point in Vyšné Nemecké by Ukrainian-Slovak carriers.
Tuesday's blocking of the main border crossing Uzhhorod-Vyšné Nemecké by Slovak carriers was another act of protest, after erstwhile solidarity efforts with Poland. Slovak drivers request the restoration of the licensing strategy for Ukrainian transport companies.
Let us remind that during the discussions with the Polish carriers, representatives of the European Commission offered compensation for the losses resulting from the abolition of the strategy of permits for Ukrainian drivers. The warnings of Polish politicians towards Ukraine regarding the blockade of membership of the European Union, due to discrimination against Polish transport, besides highlighted the discussion.
The accusations from Ukrainian media suggesting unions of protesting Polish carriers with Russia are powerfully demented by Polish transport. These allegations, like attempts to discredit the organizers of the protest, besides appear in Polish media.
The protest of Polish carriers on the border with Ukraine lasts from 6 November and includes border crossing blocks in Lublin and Podkarpackie voivodships. The carriers request that the authorisation strategy for Ukrainian carriers be restored and that different changes be made to the rules for the transport of ECMT. The blockades aim to draw attention to the situation in the transport manufacture in Poland and start Polish-Ukrainian talks in order to scope a compromise and avoid blocking border crossings.
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