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Lithuanian haulage companies are facing delays and increased costs after Belarus has stepped up border checks on Lithuanian-registered trucks, the president of the national road carriers' association Linava has said.

Lithuania's national road carriers' association LINAVA is staging a protest in Vilnius on Wednesday to pay attention to the government's decision to increase the tax rate on daily allowances of posted drivers.

The Lithuanian national road carriers' association Linava says that the government's planned quotas for foreign workers may pose a threat to business.

Linava, Lithuania’s national haulers' association, on Wednesday staged protests in front of French, Belgian and German embassies in Vilnius in an attempt to turn attention to those countries' laws which, according to haulers, unnecessarily limits their activities.

After president of the Lithuanian National Road Carriers Association (Linava) Algimantas Kondrusevičius stepped down in early March, members of the association from Vilnius region were scheduled to convene on Wednesday and put forward candidates for the vacant position.

Russia has called off tightened border checks of Lithuanian trucks, which were introduced about four months ago, president of the Lithuanian Association of Small and Medium-Sized Haulers, has said.

President of the Lithuanian National Road Carriers Association (Linava) Algimantas Kondrusevičius is stepping down.

With Russia keeping thorough checks on Lithuanian vehicles in place for more than two weeks now, most Lithuanian truckers prefer to drive to Russia through Belarus rather than via Latvia, the president of the national haulers' association Linava said on Monday.

According to the data of Linava (Lithuanian National Road Carriers' Association), 28 percent fewer TIR carnets were issued to international carriers in November 2014, compared with November 2013.

Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says the Government is closely observing worsening economic situation in Russia and its possible effects on Lithuania. He added that winter will not be favourable to Lithuanian carriers.

The situation at the Russian border remains virtually unchanged as trucks from Lithuania continue to be subjected to thorough checks, Algimantas Kondrusevičius, president of the national haulers' association Linava, said on Monday, adding that the flow of Lithuanian trucks to Russia has declined sha...

Lithuanian transport companies fear that their trucks will have to wait at the border with Russia from several weeks up to a month, as the rate at which vehicles clear customs and are allowed to cross into Russia remains extremely low, the vice-president of the national road carriers association Lin...

Member of the European Parliament Petras Auštrevičius addressed the European Commission on Thursday, urging to take action against Russia which is hindering entrance of Lithuanian road vehicles carrying goods of the European Union (EU) and other countries.

The European Commission has been informed abut the restrictions imposed by Russia on Lithuanian carriers who are subjected to strict customs checks, European Union Ambassador to Russia Vygaudas Ušackas said on Thursday.

Lithuania's gross domestic product could fall by four percent if all exports to Russia came to a halt and some of logistic companies went bankrupt, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius said on Thursday, adding that the likelihood of the worst-case scenario is low.

Lithuania intends to turn to the European Commission over Russia's measures restricting the movement of Lithuanian vehicles at the border, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius said on Wednesday.

Russian customs officers have been instructed to thoroughly check vehicles from Lithuania, the Lithuanian national road carriers association Linava said on Tuesday.

A slowdown in checks of Lithuanian vehicles at the country’s border with Russia is a matter of concern, Algimantas Kondrusevičius, president of Linava, the Lithuanian road carriers’ association, has said.

The number of TIR guarantees issued in October declined by 30 percent year-on-year, based on the data provided by the Lithuanian National Road Carriers' Association (Linava).