Vysne Nemecke-Uzhhorod Crossing Point Blockade Continues

Vysne Nemecke, November 21 (TASR) - The protest blockade of the Vysne Nemecke-Uzhhorod border crossing continues, spokeswoman for the Sobrance border police Agnesa Kopernicka confirmed for TASR on Tuesday, adding that the van with the trailer lets four trucks to Ukraine and one truck to Slovakia every hour. A vehicle marked by banners with the logo of the Union of Slovak Hauliers (UNAS) blocked the Vysne Nemecke crossing point on Tuesday afternoon. UNAS distances itself from this and claims that it is an activity of an individual. Spokeswoman for the Police Corps Presidium Denisa Bardyova told TARS that the police are monitoring the situation and are ready to take appropriate measures. UNAS blocked the Vysne Nemecke crossing point for one hour on Thursday (November 16) to support their Polish colleagues who had been protesting for several days against the liberalisation of EU rules for Ukrainian hauliers. Slovak hauliers threatened that if the European Commission (EC) fails to address the situation, they will block the border with Ukraine permanently. They demand that Brussels immediately introduces transport permits for Ukrainian lorries, as European [haulier] companies are failing and can't compete with them. am/mcs