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Macedonian business unions and CEOs of over twenty companies sent out a protest letter to international institutions in Europe as well as to Greece's new prime minister over the frequent border closings initiated by Athens.
The EU Commission, the international transport union (IRU) also received copies of these protest letters.
In it, it is claimed that Greece continues to prevent the freedom of travel of people as well as the transit of goods not just to Macedonia, but other nations in the region who use the Macedonian corridors to transport their goods.
With this, Greece breaks the TIR convention and article 5 of the GATT agreement for "freedom of movement".
On several occasions, Athens has allowed the transit of Serbian and other goods, but at the same time prevented the transit of Macedonian goods creating additional chaos at an already chaotic border crossings.
The letter states Greece is breaking the UN's Almaty convention which strictly ensures countries with no access to sea ports to be given easier and immediate access to transportation corridors.
Athens also breaks (again) the Interim Agreement signed between the two countries in 1995 which calls for Greece to respect international transit regulations.
Macedonian CEOs claim Greece knowingly breaks the above laws despite being a signatory in all of them.
"Greece has obstructed and continues to obstruct the international corridor 10 between Athens and Salzburg which passes through Macedonia causing great financial damages to Macedonia and the region"
"This is not an urgent call for the Macedonian transport and economy, rather for the economy in the entire region who constantly lose millions of euros because of one country. We strongly protest perpetual Greek strikes and border closures and urge the international community and relevant factors to ensure freedom of movement of people and goods in this part of the world," it's stated in the letter.
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