Closing the border of Poland with Belarus led to the overlap of the trading route between China and the EU, the volume of which is 25 billion euros per year. Politico writes about this. As you know, Warsaw closed the border with Belarus in connection with the beginning of the large -scale exercises of the Russian and Belarusian troops the West and a few days after the Russian drones invaded the country's airspace, including from the territory of Belarus. At first it was announced that this is a temporary measure, but now it looks unlimited, since the government refers to the " It is noted that the closure of the border affects the trading route, along which 90% of the railway cargo between China and the EU is transported. On this route, the volume of cargo transportation between China and the EU in 2024 increased by 10.6%, and the cost of goods jumped by almost 85% - up to 25.07 billion euros. Now this corridor provides 3.7% of the total trade between the EU and China, which is 2.1% more than a year earlier, and is vital for such online giants as Temu and Shein. It is reported that Polish companies can also suffer losses. The state company PKP Cargo said that short -term delays can be experienced, but warned that the long -term closure of the route would lead to the redirect trade to the south, through Kazakhstan, the Caspian and Black Seas, and then to southern Europe or Turkey. Closing the border took place a week after the company launched the first Warsaw -China cargo train, transporting goods from several European countries - a symbolic flight designed to consolidate the role of Poland as a transport unit and increase the international authority of PKP Cargo. According to the director of the strategic projects of the industry association Transport \u0026 Logistics Poland Arthur Kalisyak, the full closing of the border is a critical problem not only for transport and logistics, but for the whole economy. He added that about 10,000 Belarusian drivers working in Polish transport companies are also stuck - they cannot return to work in Poland or home. Currently, all goods are blocked, including urgent supplies, such as medicines and food products. You can try through Lithuania or Latvia, but this, of course, will take more time and will cost more. And even then there is no guarantee that these boundaries will remain open, ”said Kalisyak. The Belarusian opposition media Belsat reported an attempt to create new supply chains, in particular the bypass, along which the loaded truck is directed to the terminal in Kaunas (Lithuania), Lodz (Poland) or Duisburg (Germany), from there the cargo is overloaded and then enters Belarus through the Lithuanian railway crossings. Since the opening date of the border is unknown, enterprises do not have clear information about whether they will receive compensation. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Poland, losses will be estimated when it will be known how long the border will be closed. Then the ministries will be able to prepare an assessment, which will become the basis for the government’s decisions regarding the possible state support of individual industries. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of China Van recently flew to Warsaw to negotiate with his Polish colleague Radoslav Sikorsky. The press secretary of the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pavel Vronsky noted that during the negotiations it was " He added that the Chinese side did not put forward direct requirements for opening the border. Even before the meeting of ministers, Beijing said that he hopes that Poland would “take effective measures to ensure the safe and uninterrupted operation of railway communication on the border with Belarus and the stability of international industrial and logistics chains,” emphasizing that the China-Europe Railway Express is a “flagship” in the cooperation of China with Poland and the EU. As the former director of the foreign intelligence department of Poland Peter Kravchik noted, in comparison with the total trade between China and the EU, deliveries through Poland are still quite small, while the situation also has a political aspect.

According to him, although the volume of trade across the Polish-Belarusian border is significant, it is still insufficient to force Beijing to change his position regarding Moscow or Minsk. Recall that on the night of Friday, September 11, all the border crossings of Poland and Belarus were closed to further notification. The movement between the boundaries in both directions is suspended. In Russia, Poland was threatened with " Subscribe to our channels https: // t. Me/Korrespondentnet and WhatsApp Author: 1.