Brussels to be sceptical about Polish mining reform

The European Commission may not approve Poland's plan for restructing mines, according to wysokienapiecie.pl anonymous sources in Brussels. According to the EU regulations, the mines have to be shut down in order to gain public financial aid. In addition, the support may reach only PLN 400 million. In line with the government's plan, the mines won't be shut down, but instead either restructured, sold to potential investors, or transferred to the newly formed Nowa Kompania Węglowa.