The European Commission will join the Czech Republic in the legal dispute against Poland concerning the controversial Turów mine, which is depleting water resources and endangering houses across the Czech and German borders in breach of EU laws. The European Environmental Bureau applauds the Commission’s intervention in the watershed Turów case.

Riccardo Nigro, Campaign Coordinator for coal combustion and mines at the EEB, said: “This is a major breakthrough. We welcome the Commission’s decision to stand up for the rule of law and for the basic rights of the communities that have been losing their water and homes to the Turów mine. The game is up: mining operations must immediately cease in Turów, and the Polish government should get serious about moving beyond coal and securing a just transition for coal communities”.

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