Polish airlines protest at border crossings with Ukraine. The solution to this situation will be an agreement, or a complete blockade of the border.
The protesters’ demands include: creating a “green corridor” for cars returning empty, i.e. eliminating the electronic queue currently in force on the eastern side of the Ukrainian-Polish border.
As Dziennik Gazeta Prawna discovered, some cars have been in Ukraine for more than twenty days, which gives the authorities the right to impose a financial penalty. One of the drivers told DGP that the amount was approximately PLN 40,000. PLN for one car. “He complains that he cannot leave because he is constantly pushed back in line because the system does not work reliably,” we read in the article.
500 cars from Poland are stuck in Ukraine
Rafał Mekler, leader of the Confederation in the Lublin region, one of the leaders of the Carriers’ Strike and entrepreneur from the transport sector, explains that 500 cars of Polish carriers were stuck in Ukraine due to the electronic queue. He adds that Brussels has become interested in the problem and wants to organize a tripartite meeting on the issue.
Waldemar Jaszczur of the Committee for the Defense of Carriers and Transport Employers, which is chairing the protest, told “DGP” that a meeting is planned for Wednesday with Dariusz Klimczak, who will take over the Ministry of Infrastructure in the new government. – The final outcome of the talks will determine whether the action will be continued and in what form – says Jaszczur.
The protest at the border could become more intense. Farmers must join in
On Thursday, farmers will join protesting drivers and block the crossing in Medyka. Carriers (more than 800 companies) will support them in this. “This is intended to block the entire border with Ukraine,” the daily reports.
If no agreement is reached, demonstrators threaten to intensify their actions. “Today they allow 3 to 4 cars to cross the border per hour. After the protest intensifies, the border will be closed,” says “DGP”.
Source: Do Rzeczy
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