Group Silesian miners blocked the Polish-Russian border crossing Braniewo-Mamonowo , photo:
Prime Minister’s Office announced that the Health Minister has asked the Parliament with a request to speed up the laws, which require, inter alia, the introduction of a license for trade in coal and implement a system of certificates. From the Sejm fell ensure that the first reading of the laws of coal will start at the next meeting.
head of government met on Wednesday, inter alia, of the Interministerial Team for. Functioning of Coal Mining in Poland, which was established in April 2014. Prime Minister instructed to prepare information on the current situation in the coal mining industry and the measures taken by the government and management of the Coal Company.
Protest at the Polish-Russian
From h. 4 in the morning on Wednesday, about 200-strong group of miners blocked the Polish-Russian railway crossing in Braniewo. The protesters stressed that this action “civil opposition to excessive coal imports from Russia.” In their view, growing imports of Russian gas is one of the main causes of the dramatic situation in the Polish mining industry.
demanded, inter alia, the cessation of coal imports from Russia, as well as the introduction of the Law on Public Procurement records guaranteeing Polish coal combustion in municipal heating plants .
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Total Polish mines unearthed in 2015 76.5 million tons of coal. For domestic customers were sent 66.9 million tons, while exports reached 10.6 million tons. Despite this, Poland remained a net coal importer. Still competitive for buyers remained coal from abroad – brought him a total of 10.8 million tonnes, mainly from Russia and the Czech Republic. This year – according to Eurostat data – from January to April to Polish only from Russia were sent 2.5 million tons of coal – about 32 percent. more than in the same period last year.
There will be no extension of the loading
protesters came to the Warmia and Mazury. Miners handed him the petition.
“We Silesian mines miners protesting at the railway junction in Braniewo, we demand decisive action on the reduction of unfair imports coal from Russia to our country. Representatives of the Government of the Republic of Poland (…), repeatedly promised us to implement instruments to stop this practice Polish ruinous mining and taking away our jobs “- posted the protesters.
” Unfortunately, all the declarations by representatives of the Ministry of Economy and Prime Minister Donald Tusk turned out to be empty promises. Where Polish coal companies are standing on the verge of collapse, to our country are imported increasing amounts of carbon. tracks, which today protesting last year drove to our country approx. 11 million tonnes of Russian coal. No longer can we tolerate such a situation. therefore decided to Apply today civil embargo on Russian coal “- stressed the miners. Protesters
recalled that during the talks the representatives of the government “presented a ready-made solutions to reduce the phenomenon of unfair imports of coal to our country, which met with the approval of government officials.”
It is all – as written in the petition – “the introduction of concessions for trade in coal, implementation of quality certificates in the course of the raw material, as well as reducing coal imports of low-quality parameters in addition the price is not competitive in relation to the price of the raw material mined in Polish mines.” The miners also want to ‘put under Polish law, and especially in the public procurement act, the provisions guaranteeing the Polish coal combustion in municipal heating plants. “
Governor of Marian Podziewski denied information by the miners on the transition in Braniewo. He stressed that in the coming years, there are no plans to modernize and expand the railway crossing.
The answer of the Ministry of Economy
Resort economy Wednesday communiqué pointed out that “regulate the Polish market trading coal, and thus organize the market of providers and monitor the quality of raw materials imported to Polish “, a” key “issue. The report reveals that the ministry has already prepared on this issue bills.
MG also reported that “the organizational changes, restructuring of public-law liabilities and financing in the industry” works appointed by the Prime Minister of the Inter team. Functioning of Coal Mining in Poland. “We make every effort to ensure as soon as possible to provide elaborated scenarios” – declared.
According to the Ministry of Economy, in the first half of financial loss Polish coal mining amounted to 772.3 million zł net. From January to June in the same industry lost coal sales of 1.05 billion zł, compared to the same period of 2013 years profit of 64 million zł.
By MG impact on the current condition of the Polish mining industry is primarily the situation in global markets – low demand, high stocks of carbon and competition of alternative energy sources. Oversupply and low demand for this raw material resulted in a sharp drop in coal prices. Today, they are the lowest in years and the last are approx. $ 70 per ton, yet in 2011 the price was over $ 120.
Law and Justice reiterates its call for an embargo on Russian coal
Law and Justice MEPs believe that Poland should impose an embargo on Russian coal. That’s one way to solve the problems of Polish mining – argued on Wednesday. Pointed out that the Polish import inferior quality Russian coal and Polish material default in landfills.
According to the head of Law and Justice club Mariusz Błaszczak miners protest at the border is “an act of desperation due to the fact that in heaps at coal mines in Poland is several million tons of unsold coal”. He emphasized that an act of determination of people who for a while may lose a source of income.
– Government PO-PSL coalition despise the people, the employees. Sure we will hear that you have to remove the mines, because they are unprofitable as a few years ago liquidated yards, because it supposedly were unprofitable. Only if somehow these mines are unprofitable shipyards in Poland, others doing great in Western Europe – pointed Błaszczak.
Meanwhile – as stated – the problem can be easily solved. – The first thing that an embargo on the supply of Russian coal – he said. He noted that the Russian coal is cheaper, but is of poor quality. – It is subsidized by Vladimir Putin, from the sale of carbon President of Russia derives certain benefits, it makes no money out of it to attack neighboring countries. Meanwhile, the Polish coal lies in heaps – he said.
activists PiS recalled Wednesday that in early September the band submitted a draft amendment of the Law on public procurement, which assumes that state institutions – eg. hospitals, schools and military – will be required to buy carbon Polish, not Russian.
AFTER the idea of Law and Justice: a political campaign
– This is a political campaign. Ppróba heating emotions, and not solve the problem – that of the postulate of Poland’s Law and Justice introduction of an embargo on Russian coal, said Andrzej Czerwinski of PO.
The deputy noted that the embargo is used in emergency situations. He noted that Russia uses them as a weapon of war with Ukraine, and we – as said – we can not without thought and without consulting other countries responding similar arguments. – This may cause an escalation, there must be an international agreement – he added.
Referring to the proposal państwych obligation for institutions to buy Polish coal, Czerwinski commented that the parliament is already working on the change in regulations that will solve the problems Polish mines . They are – as explained – in revisions of three different laws.
– One is the change in energy law, where we introduce concessions for the sale of coal, so in order to eliminate the practice of unfair competition from Russia. The second is the Public Procurement Act, which will create a preference for Polish coal. And the third is the law on fuel quality, which will give powers of the office of measurement and technical supervision it to check and enforce quality coal sold – calculated Andrzej Czerwinski.
The miners did not leave in protest to the surface
A separate protest also started miners from the mine Kazimierz-Juliusz in Sosnowiec. 24 miners not left on the surface. They are joined by successive. – Almost the entire crew who worked on an early change already decided to join fellow protesters – said Patrick Kosela of “August 80″.
Kazimierz-Juliusz in Sosnowiec is the last active mine in the Basin Dabrowski. Is to end production at the end of September and October. The reason is the exhaustion of available reserves. According to the union the restructuring program, the mine would operate for two to three years.
Management KHW (KHW) ensures that miners find work in other mines. You want written guarantees of employment and preservation of existing privileges.
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