“We are currently working on being able to burn Polish coal and send the electricity to Ukraine,” says Donald Tusk.
“We are currently working on being able to burn Polish coal and send the electricity to Ukraine,” says Donald Tusk.
The opposition Law and Justice (PiS) party has called on the government to pass a law extending the gas price freeze.
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Construction of the 750 MW plant first started in 1972 but was abandoned in the 1980s.
The Solidarity trade union blames soaring energy prices on the EU and the opposition, which in turns blames the government.
The sales include hundreds of petrol stations and a share in an oil refinery.
“The numbers are terrifying” and “confirm our worst fears”, says a deputy prime minister.
Electricity bills are rising by 24% and gas bills by 54%.
Jakub Wiech
A new law will place major curbs on the development of the sector.
Jacek Sasin pointed to the high costs of EU carbon permits, which are particularly heavy for coal-reliant Poland.
Annual inflation reached 7.7% in November, the fifth consecutive monthly rise.
The package – worth an estimated 10 billion zloty – is a response to the highest inflation in two decades.
Reserves of coal have shrunk and global demand has increased amid economic rebound from the pandemic.
Up to three billion zloty (€650 million) will be earmarked for the scheme.
“A just transition must take into account that we do not all start from the same starting point,” said Morawiecki.