Matrix Global Mobility in Belgrade warned that European moving companies crossing the road borders to Serbia, Montenegro, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, may face delays as road transport associations announced protests from next week.
An article in the Serbian Monitor that confirmed plans to block border crossings in protest against the new EES entry and exit system, which limits the stay of professional drivers in the Schengen area under the 90/180-day rule. Drivers’ associations have announced a blockade from January 26, warning that the problem could disrupt supply chains in the Western Balkans and Europe.
“The essence of the problem is that drivers can stay in the Schengen area for a maximum of 15 days per month, with the day of entry counted as the first day of stay and the day of return as the last,” said Neđo Mandić from the Serbian Transport Association. “If you enter or exit at midnight and ten minutes, it counts as a full day. If you do that several times, you already lose five or six days. That leaves a maximum of 10 working days, and working 10 out of 30 days has no economic viability,” he warned.