Polish farmers unblock Shehyni-Medyka checkpoint
Polish farmers unblock Shehyni-Medyka checkpoint (photo: Getty Images)
The Shehyni-Medyka checkpoint has been unblocked, reports the State Customs Service of Ukraine. Since yesterday, it has been blocked by Polish farmers.
This evening, Polish strikers ended the blockade of the Shehyni-Medyka checkpoint on the Ukrainian-Polish border.
“The passage of trucks through the Shehyni-Medyka checkpoint has been resumed. We ask carriers to take this information into account when planning their routes,” the customs service said.
Blockade of the border by farmers
Yesterday, November 23, Polish farmers blocked the Medyka-Shehyni checkpoint on the border with Ukraine.
The protesters restricted the movement of trucks. At the same time, cars and buses were allowed to pass without restrictions.
The farmers said they were protesting for two reasons. Interestingly, none of them are related to Ukraine.
The first reason for the farmers' strike is the failure to fulfill tax requirements, and the other is the signing of a free trade agreement by the European Union with South American countries (Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay).
In a commentary to RBC-Ukraine, the Ministry of Agrarian Policy said that Polish farmers have no complaints about Ukrainian goods, and their protest is a way of putting pressure on the government.
