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Greek farmers resume border blockade

Mon, Jan 25 2010 10:32 CET

byNick Iliev

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Greek farmers resume border blockade

Protesting Greek farmers have once again resumed their blockade and closed the Kulata–Promahon border crossing point, resulting in a queue of more than 200 lorries, Todor Georgiev, Border Police commissioner was quoted as saying by the Bulgarian news agency (BTA) on January 25 2010.

For the moment it is unclear if and when a "window" will be opened and vehicles will be allowed to pass through, reports say.

On January 24, Kulata – Promahon was also closed between 5pm and midnight, when finally traffic was allowed to pass.

Bulgarian Border Police, however, said that the remaining three checkpoints between Greece and Bulgaria at Ilinden – Exohi, Captain P Voivoda – Ormenidon and Zlatograd and Xanthi are open and operating normally.

The intervention by Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov, who went by helicopter to the border with Greece on January 22 to urge protesting farmers to lift the blockade, appeared to have produced only a temporary solution because further closures ensued on January 23.
 
BTA reported that on January 23, Greek farmers again blocked the Promachonas border checkpoint and stopped traffic of vehicles through the Kulata checkpoint.

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