Polish government will reveal the ace up its sleeve during the Turów negotiations

Poland and the Czech Republic resumed negotiations regarding the operation of the lignite mine in Turów. The representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Paweł Jabłoński, points out that the conflict is still far from being resolved, but the government is counting on working out an agreement that will be satisfactory for both parties. An ace up the sleeve of Polish negotiators may turn out to be the issue of the ČSM hard coal mine located right on the border of the Czech Republic. Poland wants to accuse the Czechs of extending its concession at the end of 2021 without conducting a new environmental impact assessment and transboundary consultations. 

"We reacted immediately when we found out about this decision because we believe that this matter requires clarification," Paweł Jabłoński, undersecretary of state at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for economic and development cooperation, said.

"On December 30 last year, an administrative decision was issued regarding one of the mines located in the Czech Republic. We have reason to believe that this decision was issued without the necessary environmental approvals. We will also want to clarify this matter immediately, we have already asked for it to the Czech side, and I hope that this issue will be resolved through bilateral talks," Paweł Jabłoński added.

(Newseria)