Poland and Russia come to an agreement on transport permits

According to a report in Rzeczpospolita on Thursday, Russia and Poland have come to an agreement on the number of permits to be granted to carriers transiting through each other’s respective countries. A total of 190,000 new permits will be given in 2017, with Poland receiving 142,000, the report stated. The issue has been a tense one since earlier in the year when the two countries disagreed on conditions regulating overland transport of goods, with Poland accusing the Russian inspectors of not following international law. During that time, the number of Polish carriers in Russia decreased by an estimated 30 percent.