22/07/2010 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 21 July, the regional government of Asturias challenged the European Commission's proposal to close coal mines running at a loss by 2014 (EUROPE 10185). The government of the region, where a large part of Spanish mining activity takes place, is to send a written protest to the Spanish Ministry for Industry and to the European Commission. It is calling for European subsidies to be maintained after 2014 in order to guarantee the future of this sector,...