US EditionBalkans Truck Protests Against EU Rules Risk Fuel Shortages
Truckers in four Western Balkans countries protest EU Schengen rules amid threats of fuel shortages and €8 million business losses, demanding policy changes to avoid deportations.
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Balkans truck protests against EU rules risk fuel shortages
The Western Balkans truck drivers' blockades of cargo terminals on borders with EU countries this week have brought risks of fuel shortages and business losses as they protest against restrictive EU entry rules.
Balkan Truckers Continue Border Blockades Against EU Travel Rules
Hundreds of truck drivers continued to obstruct freight border crossings across several Balkan countries for a third day on Wednesday, January 28th—protesting European Union rules that limit the time they can spend in the bloc. Dozens of checkpoints in Bosnia, Montenegro, and North Macedonia have been targeted, while Serbian drivers have shut both Schengen entry and exit points, causing long queues of trucks. At Bajakovo, Croatia’s main crossing…
The president of the Association of Transporters of Serbia, Neđo Mandić, said that the blockade of Serbia's border crossings with the countries of the EU and the Schengen Agreement continues today, and that only certain goods that must not wait, namely chemicals and animals, are allowed through.
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