Brussels, 11/06/2021 (Agence Europe) – On Wednesday 9 June, the European Commission submitted an application to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) to intervene in the case (C-121/21) between Czechia and Poland concerning the Turów coal mine, which is located near the Czech border. Noting that the search for a possible amicable solution between the two countries is still ongoing, the European Commission is of the opinion that Warsaw must comply with the order of 21 May by the CJEU requiring Poland to immediately cease lignite mining activities at the mine (see EUROPE 12726/29, 12724/24). “The objective for the Commission here is to uphold before the Court its position as expressed in its reasoned opinion of 17 December 2020 (according to which) the European Commission considered a number of Czechia’s grievances well-founded”, explained a Commission spokesperson. Prague brought the case before the CJEU on the grounds that Poland was violating EU environmental law. (DG)