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After lengthy negotiations with imminent threats of union demonstrations, the Polish government agreed with the union to gradually shut down the country’s coal mines until 2049.
According to the agreement between the government and the union, there will be no layoffs. Instead, workers should be able to move to the mines that are still in operation and work there until their retirement.
The stake in Poland’s largest power company, PGE, soared more than 20 percent after the announcement that the mines would be closed.
Most of the country’s energy supply today comes from coal power and Poland is the only EU country that has not committed to being carbon neutral by 2050. The country’s ruling Law and Justice party (PIS) , has said that it takes more time and money to switch to cleaner products. type of energy.
– This is the direction of the transformation of the mining and energy sector in Poland. We follow EU policies, says Artur Sobón, government spokesman.
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