US EditionBosnian Truckers Block Freight Crossings at Croatia Border Over EU Visa Rules
The protest highlights frustration with EU visa limits that restrict Bosnian drivers' time in the bloc, affecting cross-border trade flow at Croatia's border.
- Bosnian truck drivers blockaded two freight terminals on the border with EU member Croatia on Monday in a one-day protest over visa rules limiting their time in the bloc.
- The EU's new Entry/Exit System subjects Balkan drivers to the same 90-days-in-180 rule as tourists, which drivers consider "discriminatory" and making "their work administratively impossible."
- Similar blockades in January by Balkan truckers over the EES rollout were lifted after talks were announced in Brussels, but those discussions have yet to produce a decision.
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Bosnian truckers blocked EU freight terminals for a day over visa rules
Bosnian truck drivers blockaded two freight terminals on the border with EU member Croatia on Monday in a one-day protest over visa rules limiting their time in the bloc.
The blockade of freight traffic at several crossings in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) began this morning, in accordance with earlier announcements by the Consortium "Logistika", which brings together transporters from BiH. Klix.ba reporters, who are at the Svilaj border crossing, report that the presence of a large number of freight vehicles is noticeable in a length of about a kilometer and a half.
Bosnian truck drivers blocked several freight terminals on the Croatian border on Monday in protest against the European Union's visa system, which limits their stay in the bloc.
Protesting Transporters will allow Fuel Imports into BiH
Transporters in Bosnia and Herzegovina who blocked freight traffic at several border crossings this morning will allow fuel to be imported into the country given that supplies are low, Nikola Brković from the “Logistika BiH” Consortium confirmed to BHRT. “Following a meeting of the crisis staff with the Prime Minister and ministers of the RS […] The post Protesting Transporters will allow Fuel Imports into BiH appeared first on Sarajevo Times.
Truck drivers block border crossings across BiH
SARAJEVO – The Logistics Consortium of Bosnia and Herzegovina has notified the relevant institutions that a protest by transport operators will be held today over restrictions on the length of stay for professional drivers from BiH in Schengen Area countries, which they say effectively denies them the right to work, N1 BiH reports. The Consortium had earlier announced that between 50 and 200 trucks would be present at border crossings today. Tra…
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