Polish Transport Workers To Block Entrance To Cargo Checkpoint On Border With Belarus

Since May 9.

From May 9, Polish transport workers will begin blocking the movement of trucks through the Koroszczyn-Kazlovichy checkpoint on the Belarusian-Polish border. This is reported by the newspaper Rzeczpospolita.

Thus, Polish transport workers want to express their disagreement with the “seizure of the market of road freight transportation to the east by Belarusian and Russian companies”. They demand to ban semi-trailers with Belarusian and Russian registration from entering Poland, suspend the activities of Belarusian and Russian companies under Polish cover, and limit benefits for Ukrainian carriers.

The blockade of the terminal “Koroszczyn” will begin at 13.00 Belarusian time. The permission to protest was given to them by the local authorities until 9 June.

A similar action of Polish transport workers on May 4 started near the Dorohusk checkpoint close to the border with Ukraine. There, Polish trucks blocked traffic and let through one truck per hour. This resulted in a significant increase in queue and downtime.

According to the State Border Committee, as of 16.00 on May 8, 120 heavy trucks are waiting for departure to Poland at the Kazlovichy checkpoint.