Slovak truckers halt cross-border cargo movement with Ukraine

Today, December 11, at 4:10 p.m., representatives of the Slovak transporters' union blocked the movement of freight vehicles through the Vyšné Nemecké checkpoint.

The State Border Service of Ukraine reports this.

Carriers are restricting the movement of trucks heading from Ukraine to Slovakia. Currently, the movement of trucks is not blocked when leaving Slovakia. Passage of passenger cars and buses is carried out as usual.

Currently, there are 1,263 trucks in the electronic queue for departure to Slovakia in front of the Uzhhorod checkpoint, which is adjacent to the Slovakian Vyšné Nemecké checkpoint.

Earlier, Rubryka had reported that the Union of Motor Carriers of Slovakia (UNAS) had announced their plans to continue blocking the border with Ukraine at the Vyšné Nemecké – Uzhhorod border crossing for motor vehicles. It was mentioned that the blockade would start on December 11 at 3:00 p.m. and continue until the carriers' demands were fulfilled.

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Slovak truck carriers threatened to block the border with Ukraine completely if the European Commission (EC) did not resolve the situation. They demand that Brussels introduce permits for transporting Ukrainian vehicles, as European companies cannot compete with them.

For example, on November 16, activists of the Union of Motor Carriers of Slovakia (UNAS) blocked the border crossing point with Ukraine Vyšné Nemecké for one hour, thus joining the Polish protesters as a sign of solidarity.

On December 1, Slovakian carriers started the announced blockade of truck traffic at the checkpoint near Uzhhorod in the afternoon.

It should be noted that Polish carriers have been on strike since November 6. On the morning of December 3, queues of more than 2,500 trucks formed on the border with Ukraine in Poland.

However, on December 1, the Ministry of Reconstruction of Ukraine and the Ministry of Infrastructure of Poland agreed to open the Uhryniv-Dolhobychuv checkpoint for the passage of empty trucks.

On December 4, at 10:00 p.m., the Slovaks unblocked the traffic for trucks through the "Vyšné Nemecké" checkpoint, which is adjacent to the Ukrainian "Uzhhorod" checkpoint.