Polish truckers will suspend their 3-month-long blockade starting tomorrow until March after reaching an agreement on “certain conditions” with the government.
The Polish truckers protesting at the border with Ukraine have reached an agreement with Warsaw and will end their blockade until March 1, Polish Infrastructure Minister Dariusz Klimczak announced at a press conference on Jan. 16.
Polish drivers have been blocking several crossings with Ukraine since Nov. 6, demanding that the EU reinstates a system whereby Ukrainian companies need permits to operate in the bloc and the same for European truckers to enter Ukraine. The protest initially affected three crossings but was then expanded to four. The blockade at the Jahodyn-Dorohusk border crossing was temporarily lifted after a local mayor took action to stop it because he feared it would threaten local jobs.