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Slovak truck drivers joined Polish truck drivers on Friday and announced that they would block the Vysne Nemecke border crossing with Ukraine to protest EU policies towards Ukrainian competitors, whic...

Trucks have been parked in long lines at Slovakia's busiest border gate with Ukraine due to a protest launched by Slovak truckers on December 1. The Union of Road Hauliers of Slovakia (UNAS) is blocking trucks in the Slovak village of Vysne Nemecke, just outside the Ukrainian city of Uzhhorod. Another Slovak organization from the sector, the CESMAD Slovakia Road Transport Association, has refused to join the blockade. The Slovak protest started as similar blockades in Poland have been ongoin...

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As of the morning of Dec. 1, around 600 trucks remain in line at the Vysne Nemecke crossing on Slovakia's border with Ukraine, State Border Guard Service spokesperson Andrii Demchenko said on national television.

Ukraine on Friday said that the fallout from a weeks-long protest by Polish truckers on their countries shared border was "catastrophic", as Slovak hauliers also began blockading crossings with their war-torn neighbour.

Ukraine on Friday said that the fallout from a weeks-long protest by Polish truckers on their countries' shared border was "catastrophic", as Slovak hauliers also began blockading crossings with their war-torn neighbour. - Slovak truckers join protest - As the situation on the Polish border worsened, Slovak truckers mirrored their northern neighbours and also began blockading crossings with Ukraine.

Ukraine on Friday said that the fallout from a weeks-long protest by Polish truckers on their countries shared border was "catastrophic", as Slovak hauliers also began blockading crossings with their

Huge queues have formed on both sides of the border

Slovak truckers will block the main border crossing with Ukraine from Friday, the countrys truckers association UNAS said, joining Polish protests to win restrictions against Ukrainian drivers. ... -November 29, 2023 at 02:29 pm EST - MarketScreener

Polish truckers have been blocking several crossings with Ukraine since Nov. 6 to demand tougher conditions for Ukrainian peers. Polish and Slovak truckers complain Ukrainian truckers offer cheaper prices for their services and also transport goods within the European Union, rather than just between the bloc and Ukraine.