Now Austrians join the fray
5th December 1996, Page 11
5th December 1996
Page 11
Page 11, 5th December 1996
— Now Austrians join the fray
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ft Protesting Austrian farmers added another 14-hour delay to the journey of Transglobal driver Bernard Copland who had already spent 18 hours in Dover because of the French lorry drivers dispute. Around 20 farmers blockaded the Brenner Pass on the Austrian-Italian border last week following a row over milk being supplied to Italy from Germany. Copland, who was bound for Verona, estimates that more than 250 trucks were trapped in the border town of Kiefersfelden.
According to Copland, the Austrian police refused to intervene: the farmers eventually withdrew their tractors and farm machinery voluntarily.