The Montenegrin Transporters' Association has begun a border blockade of freight traffic, with their trucks parked on extensions near several border crossings.
The blockades are expected to last at least three days.
Six trucks from the Association are parked on the extension at the exit from Tuzi, a few kilometers from the Božaj border crossing.
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There was no congestion at that border caused by blockades.
Both the entrance and exit to the Port of Bar, in front of the free zone terminal near the "old Voli", are blocked.
There are about 20 trucks parked at that location, and all the transporters participating in the blockade are from Bar.
Video: Marija Pešić
"Vijesti" was unofficially told yesterday by the "Port of Bar" that there are no other alternative routes, so during the protest every entrance and exit from the Port for trucks will be blocked, meaning the entire work and operations of the Port will be disabled.
The carriers who blocked the entrance to the Port of Bar Free Zone today did not want to make statements to the media, claiming that such an agreement was at the association level and that their demands were clear to the authorities and citizens.
Video: Marija Pešić
The protest is being secured by police officers.
The blockade of the terminal will not only affect AD "Luka Bar" and the goods they handle, but also the private company "Port of Adria" that operates in the port area.
Transporters participating in the protest are directing trucks to the parking lot in front of the Free Zone and warning them not to enter customs because, if they clear the goods, they will have to leave the terminal within 24 hours, which they will not allow.
Drivers are also protesting in the town of Konatari, two kilometers from the Dobrakovo border crossing, at the exit from Montenegro towards Serbia.
Drivers parked next to the BIJELO POLJE - PRIJEPOLJE main road, near the Dobrakovo border crossing, told "Vijesti" that they would not make any statements, but explained that the Police Directorate, after an agreement with the drivers' representatives, would not allow the entry or exit of freight vehicles through that border crossing.
They stressed that they will not give up on their demands until they are met and that the suspension of freight traffic will continue until further notice.
About twenty transporters are participating in the blockade of the Ranče border crossing, and about ten in the village of Dajevića han on the Pljevlja - Metaljka border crossing road.
Video: Goran Malidžan
Truckers are organizing blockades because they are demanding changes to the excise tax rate they receive per liter of fuel, faster VAT refunds, longer work hours for border customs and phytosanitary inspections, changes to ETIAS, and preferential work experience.
The traffic suspension is also part of a regional protest by freight carriers from Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro, due to the limitation of the duration of stay and work of professional drivers in Schengen countries to a maximum of 90 days in a six-month period.
The blockade, as previously announced by the Association, does not apply to passengers, those transporting medicines, animals, explosives and weapons.
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