Polish protesters today unblocked the Korchewa-Krakovets checkpoint. The State Customs Service of Ukraine reported this on January 16.
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Let us remind you that the Polish government agreed with the carriers to suspend the protest from Wednesday, January 17.
Warsaw said it is ready to compromise in the interests of carriers, while truckers say they will give the authorities until March 1.
Even such a half-hearted solution can eliminate many kilometers of queues at the Ukrainian borders. At least temporarily.
The Minister of Infrastructure of Poland spoke on social networks about how the government of Donald Tusk agreed to unblock the border with Ukraine.
The subject of the agreement is the observance or strengthening by Ukraine of previously introduced concessions to blockers – a separate queue for empty ones at the Yagodin checkpoint, the availability of the Nizhankovichi checkpoint without eCherga, and the Ugrinov checkpoint “only for Poles” (however, here we had to limit ourselves to an appeal to Ukrainian drivers not to go to Ugrinov, on It is very difficult, if not impossible, to implement such a norm at the legislative level).
The second point is strengthening control over Ukrainian transportation on Polish territory, in particular illegal cabotage.
The Polish government will also lobby for EU subsidies for carriers.
And most importantly, the agreement provides for “continued dialogue” with the European Commission regarding changes to the agreement on “visa-free transport”, and there is no talk of its unconditional abolition, which was the main requirement of the blockade.
Source: Racurs
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