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Schengen Rules Trigger Fresh Protest from Balkan Truckers
(MENAFN) Truck and freight transport operators in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and North Macedonia stage protests Monday against restrictions limiting how long professional drivers from non-EU countries can remain in the Schengen area.
Demonstrators gather outside European Union delegations in Sarajevo, Belgrade, Podgorica and Skopje ahead of a Sept. 1 meeting in Brussels where the issue is expected to be discussed.
The transport industry is seeking changes to the Schengen 90/180-day rule, which allows citizens of countries outside the EU to stay for no more than 90 days within any 180-day period.
Transport companies argue that applying the same restrictions to professional drivers creates major difficulties because their jobs require them to make frequent trips into Schengen countries.
In Sarajevo, protesters assemble near the Bosnian parliament before marching toward the EU delegation. They call for drivers from Bosnia and Herzegovina and neighboring countries to receive different treatment from tourists and migrants because their travel is directly related to employment.
In Belgrade, transport operators also demonstrate outside the EU delegation and submit a letter urging European authorities to address the restrictions.
Serbia’s International Transport Association warns that additional demonstrations could take place at border crossings on Sept. 14 if the issue remains unresolved.
Demonstrators gather outside European Union delegations in Sarajevo, Belgrade, Podgorica and Skopje ahead of a Sept. 1 meeting in Brussels where the issue is expected to be discussed.
The transport industry is seeking changes to the Schengen 90/180-day rule, which allows citizens of countries outside the EU to stay for no more than 90 days within any 180-day period.
Transport companies argue that applying the same restrictions to professional drivers creates major difficulties because their jobs require them to make frequent trips into Schengen countries.
In Sarajevo, protesters assemble near the Bosnian parliament before marching toward the EU delegation. They call for drivers from Bosnia and Herzegovina and neighboring countries to receive different treatment from tourists and migrants because their travel is directly related to employment.
In Belgrade, transport operators also demonstrate outside the EU delegation and submit a letter urging European authorities to address the restrictions.
Serbia’s International Transport Association warns that additional demonstrations could take place at border crossings on Sept. 14 if the issue remains unresolved.
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