Polish carriers refuse to unblock border with Ukraine: Main demand revealed
Illustrative photo (Vitalii Nosach, RBC-Ukraine)
Polish carriers have rejected joint proposals from the European Commission, Ukraine, and Poland, refusing to lift the blockade on the border with Ukraine. Their main demand is a return to the permit system for Ukraine, according to the press service of the Ministry of Infrastructure.
According to the press service, on November 15, negotiations took place at the Dorohusk checkpoint between the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine, the Ministry of Infrastructure of Poland, and the Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport of the European Commission.
"As a result of the negotiations, the parties worked out joint solutions and proposed them to the Polish protesters. The latter did not agree to the latest proposals," the statement said.
The press service reported that the key demand of the protesters is a return to the permit system. This demand cannot be met, as stated by the Ukrainian side, and the Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport of the European Commission emphasized that such an issue cannot be the subject of this meeting. The agreement on the liberalization of freight transport between Ukraine and the EU will remain in effect at least until June 30 of next year.
Border blockade by Polish carriers
On November 6, Polish carriers began blocking three checkpoints on the border with Ukraine.
Polish carriers refused to unblock the border with Ukraine following negotiations with Ukrainian officials on November 13.
