Miners protesters on Wednesday in the Polish-Russian border in Braniewo completed action. From the early hours of the morning blockaded trains of imported coal for Polish. Resigned after the declaration of the Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz, who assured that the Parliament will take place on Friday their demands. The point is to limit the purchase of coal from Russia.
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According to the decision to terminate the miners’ protest is a reaction to the announcement of speeding up work on bills relating to the coal trade, as requested by the Parliament on Wednesday, Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz.
According to the press office of the prime minister, Ewa Kopacz commissioned the preparation of information about the current situation in coal mining and report on. measures taken by the government and management of the Coal Company from May to September 2014.
She is also asking for Parliament to speed up the introduction of laws which assume concessions on trade in coal.
For information on the miners have received at the hands of voivodes Warmia and Mazury. After kilkunastominutowych consultation decided that the end action and disperse to their homes.
assured, however, that come October 1 to expose the Prime Minister and Health Minister announced as the new prime minister will hand or a rose, or the same stem with thorns.
Three postulates
The miners were protesting from 4:30. In the morning blocked the train with the Russian coal at the border crossing in Braniewo-Mammon. They sent a petition to the Ewa Kopacz, which read in Braniewo palatine Warmia-mazurskiemu Marian Podziewskiemu head of mining Solidarity Dominik color.
“We Silesian mines miners protesting at the railway junction in Braniewo, we demand decisive action on reducing unfair coal imports from the Russian Federation 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.
” Sorry All 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, we decided to impose an embargo on civil today Russian coal “- stressed the miners.
– First, excise tax imposed Russian coal. were such promises, no further excise tax. Secondly, certification of quality certificates, or laboratory testing for the entire contents of the periodic table. Polish coal is subjected to such tests, and the Russian did not. And thirdly: Specustawa on public procurement, which was lost in the Senate. To the Polish district heating was a Polish coal – Waldemar enumerated Sopata, one of the miners.
Province Governor assured that as soon as the miners forward a petition to Prime Minister’s Office. stressed that the only receives an opinion on demands mining from the government, will return to the protesters.
“Polish mining plunges into meltdown”
According to the union, in 2013, coal imports the Polish reached almost 11 million tonnes, most of which came from Russia. According to Eurostat data cited by the media, from January to April 2014 our country went to 2.5 million tonnes of imported coal, mainly from the Russian Federation, which is about one third more than in the same period of 2013 unions emphasize that this is the data the official and the actual level of coal imports from Russia could be much higher. Meanwhile, piles Coal Company in arrears approx. 5 million tons of unsold material.
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According to the mining of “Solidarity” coal imported into the country from Russia is sold at dumping prices. While before it reaches the Polish must pass in railway wagons a few thousand miles, the cost of transport in general is not included in the final price of the raw material.
– To Polish gets unsorted spoil. Mules and were mixed with a thick coal. Declared at the border of the value of the coal is low, and thus the transit fees are small. Then the Russian coal traders in Poland, sort it into squares. Better grades sold at an enormous profit, and those worse hit to local heating at ridiculously low prices – said the head of mining “Solidarity” Jaroslaw Grzesik.
In his opinion, currently approx. 80 percent. tenders for the supply of coal to budgetary units of imported coal suppliers are winning because they have dumped prices. – Several billion a year goes to the Russians and the Polish mining industry is sinking into collapse. This is sick – emphasizes Grzesik.
Declined amendment
While in the Parliament on amending the Law on Public Procurement representatives of the Chamber of Commerce Retailers Polish Coal mining, with the support of trade unions presented the idea to the new law contains a provision for so-called. EU preferences for the supply of goods and products to budgetary units selected due to the important interests of the country. The introduction of such a provision would ensure that in the example. Polish offices, hospitals, schools, libraries and other public institutions would be heated Polish coal rather than imported raw material. The amendment has been tabled in the Senate by Senator PiS, PO, however, senators rejected it entirely.
Author: db, mac // softness, rzw / Source : TVN 24, PAP
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