Hungarian road control bodies fined Romanian transporters and drivers excessively, the Romanian Federation of Transport Operators (FORT) said on Wednesday.
"Since the beginning of the year, Hungary has cashed over 20 million euros (some 26 million U.S. dollars) from fines applied to Romanian drivers and transporters and the Romanian government, and particularly Prime Minister Calin Popescu-Tariceanu, is fully aware of this situation," FORT President Augustin Hagiu said.
Hagiu said Hungary applies the highest fines in Europe, stressing the Hungarian control bodies simply abuse their authority when they fine Romanian drivers and transporters or abusively seize their commercial vehicles.
Romanian unions in the transport sector said they urged the government and competent authorities to take the necessary measures in this respect, but to no avail.
Hungary is the main route to link Romania with the western European countries.
Source:Xinhua
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