Lithuania has further tightened checks of foreign truck drivers and, starting from Thursday, will refuse entry for drivers running a fever or displaying other coronavirus symptoms.
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The European Union plans to require that haulers draw up schedules for truck drivers to return home at least every eight weeks.
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.
Talks between EU bodies on tighter rules for truck drivers, which Lithuanian haulers say could force them out of the market, ended without agreement early on Tuesday.
Social Security and Labor Minister Linas Kukuraitis' proposal to pay per diem allowances to long-haul truck drivers only if their taxable wages amount to at least two minimum monthly salaries is a compromise, Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said on Thursday.
