Poland says EU executive agrees to revise transport agreement with Ukraine

The European Commission has agreed to work on changes to European Union’s agreement with Ukraine on the road transport of goods demanded by Polish
truckers, the Polish infrastructure ministry said on Tuesday.
A revision of the agreement which removed most restrictions for drivers transporting goods between Ukraine and the European Union was among key demands of Polish truckers who blocked some border crossings with Ukraine for several weeks around the turn of the year.
“The European Commission has started the procedure for revising the European Union-Ukraine Agreement on the transport of goods by road,” the ministry said in a statement.
In November, Polish hauliers blocked border crossings with Ukraine protesting over what they said was unfair competition from their Ukrainian counterparts.
They were demanding that the EU reinstate permits for Ukrainian transportation companies to operate in the bloc and for European truckers entering Ukraine, which were suspended in 2022 along with customs duties in a bid to help Kyiv following Russia’s invasion.