Brussels, 12/02/2015 (Agence Europe) - On 12 February, the European Commission authorised public funding of the Czech government to facilitate the closure of an unproductive coal mine operated by the mining company OKD.
The aid will also offer financial support to employees of the mine. In September 2014, the Czech authorities notified the Commission of their plans to help OKD to bear the costs of this closure, following several unsuccessful attempts to return the mine to economic...