OSIJEK, Sept 25 (Hina) - Members of the Slavonia and Baranja Farmers Association (ZUSSB), who resumed their peaceful protest at 09.00 am Monday blocking a road near Vrpolje and the bridge between Slavonski Brod (the Croatian town) and
Bosanski Brod (Bosnian town), discontinued the action at about noon. They protested over incomplete payment for the wheat they sold to the Osijek-based firm 'In-Cubo'. At noon, the traffic was blocked near Pakrac and Lipik (Pozega-Slavonia County). Although farmers in this area got their money in the meantime, they decided to continue protesting to show their solidarity with a Vice-President of the ZUSSB, Ivan Opic, who had has not yet received the money. A ZUSSB representative told reporters that farmers would try to settle the matter with competent bodies. Last week the ZUSSB blocked roads on several locations in eastern Croatia, protesting against the failure of co
OSIJEK, Sept 25 (Hina) - Members of the Slavonia and Baranja Farmers
Association (ZUSSB), who resumed their peaceful protest at 09.00 am
Monday blocking a road near Vrpolje and the bridge between
Slavonski Brod (the Croatian town) and Bosanski Brod (Bosnian
town), discontinued the action at about noon. They protested over
incomplete payment for the wheat they sold to the Osijek-based firm
'In-Cubo'.
At noon, the traffic was blocked near Pakrac and Lipik (Pozega-
Slavonia County). Although farmers in this area got their money in
the meantime, they decided to continue protesting to show their
solidarity with a Vice-President of the ZUSSB, Ivan Opic, who had
has not yet received the money.
A ZUSSB representative told reporters that farmers would try to
settle the matter with competent bodies.
Last week the ZUSSB blocked roads on several locations in eastern
Croatia, protesting against the failure of companies which
purchased their wheat to pay for it.
(hina) ms