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Bulgarian haulage companies lose 20 million euro from blocked border crossings with Greece

Tonnes of tomato sauce and hundreds of thousand of yellow cheese loaves are stuck on the Bulgarian side of the border and can't reach the shops in our southern neighbor because of the farmers? blockades, Bulgarian haulage company complain. The Bulgarian food producers and processing companies have been the hardest hit by the Greek farmers? rallies. Bulgarian trucks carrying livestock, honey and meat are also stuck at the Greek border, while grapes and kiwi imported from Italy can't reach the Bulgarian market. The Bulgarian furniture-makers trading with Italy have also suffered significant losses because of the blocked border checkpoints. On the first workday of the European Parliament Bulgaria will claim compensations for the losses incurred to the Bulgarian business by the Greek farmers? rallies.

Source Standart News