Citizens of Serbia who plan to go to Greece they should prepare for a possible longer wait at the border due to the suspension of work customs services, announced the National Association of Tourist Agencies of Serbia (JUTA)
Organized temporary suspension of work customs services will affect the flow of traffic, this association announced.
As announced on Utah's official Facebook page, the suspension will last from 5 a.m. to 9 a.m. Serbian time, or from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. local time in Greece.
The change in the operating regime applies to the land border crossings Evzoni (Bogorodica), Dojrani (Dojran) and Niki (Mezhitlija).
Although customs services will not operate at full capacity, passenger traffic will not be completely suspended. Vehicles will cross the border at intervals of ten minutes, as stated, while freight traffic will be completely stopped during the suspension.
Why are Greek customs officers on strike?
"Passengers are advised to take into account the possibility of longer stays at border crossings during the morning hours when planning their trips, as well as to follow current information from competent institutions and the situation at border crossings before departure," they add.
Greek customs officials are on strike over years of disputes with the state over working conditions and wages. The union's main demands are: the abolition of unpaid overtime, which they claim has become a regular practice due to the lack of employees, respect for the eight-hour working time and five-day work week, the employment of an additional number of customs officers in order to reduce the workload of employees and increase wages, and the return of additional annual payments (13th and 14th wages), which were abolished during the debt crisis in Greece.
The four-hour work stoppage at the border crossings on Monday is part of a wider action by the customs officers' union, which claims that the state has not met their demands despite months of negotiations. Therefore, they expect that the pressure on the authorities will be greater during the tourist season, when the border crossings are the busiest.
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