Transit Crisis: Formal Mistakes and Informal Consequences

... transit to the Kaliningrad Region, although such exceptions have been introduced under another ban. For example, Article 3l imposes restrictions on Russian transport companies with regard to hauling goods using EU roads, but stipulates exceptions for the Kaliningrad Region. The joint Russia-EU declaration on transit between the Kaliningrad Region and the rest of the Russian Federation dated November 11, 2002, has failed as a safety net. The declaration focuses on transit of Russian citizens. Cargo is mentioned only tangentially in ...