Due to the protest of Slovak carriers in front of the Vysne Nemecke-Uzhhorod checkpoint, customs officers in Zakarpattia region are sending trucks to other checkpoints, Zakarpattia Customs reports.
“To avoid the accumulation of queues in front of the Uzhhorod-Vysne Nemecke checkpoint, Zakarpattia Customs directs carriers to the nearest checkpoints for crossing the border, Chop-Zahony, on the border with Hungary, or Dyakove-Halmeu, with Romania,” the statement reads.
Customs officers noted that Slovak protesters blocked truck traffic from Ukraine to Slovakia at the Vysne Nemecke checkpoint. At the same time, there are no obstacles to the entry of large vehicles from Slovakia into the customs territory of Ukraine.
As for the Ukrainian-Hungarian border, according to Hungarian customs officials, the demonstration announced by the carriers was also taking place on their side, but it had not led to any blocking or obstruction of traffic for trucks.
Passenger traffic in both directions is operating normally.
As of the morning of December 12, 30 trucks were waiting to leave the checkpoint Uzhhorod-Vysne Nemecke (1,262 in the e-queue) and 500 were waiting to enter. At the Chop (Tysa)-Zahony checkpoint, 60 trucks were waiting to leave (e-queue, 3,052) and 550 were waiting to enter. At the checkpoint Dyakove-Halmeu, 30 cars were waiting for exit (e-queue, 875 vehicles) and 200 were waiting for entry. (Ukrinform/Business World Magazine)
