Hundreds of Romanian haulers and farmers on January 17 continued protests for an eighth day over high taxes and insurance rates, EU environmental policies, and cheaper Ukrainian produce flooding the domestic market. Transporters and farmers with tractors jammed traffic at the northeastern Siret border crossing with Ukraine, causing a 20-kilometer backup, and blocked the incoming lane on one of the main access roads into the capital, Bucharest, police said. They demand a moratorium on loan repayments, faster subsidy payments, and separate lines at border crossings and the Romanian Black Sea port of Constanta for non-EU trucks, including Ukraine. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Romanian Service, click here.
Romanian Truckers, Farmers Continue Protests Over High Costs, Block Traffic At Ukraine Border
Romanian farmers and truckers have been protesting for weeks. (file photo)