Polish hauliers to block Ukraine border crossings in protest

FILE PHOTO: People are seen at the renovated Ukraine-Poland border crossing point near the village of Krakovets, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Lviv region, Ukraine August 16, 2022. REUTERS/Pavlo Palamarchuk/File photo

KYIV/WARSAW (Reuters) -Polish truckers will block several border crossings with Ukraine starting next week in protest at what they say is Ukrainian hauliers' free rein in Poland that is hurting their business, a co-organiser of the protest told Reuters.

The protest, planned to start on Nov. 6, comes amid an economic slowdown in Europe and a relaxation of regulations for Ukrainian transport companies in 2022 by the European Union to ease the transport of goods to and out of the country invaded by Russia.