30/09/2021 (Agence Europe) – Czech Minister for the Environment Richard Brabec stated on Thursday, 30 September, that the Czech Republic and Poland have made progress in seeking an agreement to end the dispute between the two countries over the Polish lignite mine in Turów. “I have to say that we have moved fundamentally in several questions”, reported Mr Brabec, as quoted by Reuters. Moreover, the minister indicated that he believed a final agreement could be reached; nevertheless, he did not venture to project a date. Located on the Czech border, the Turów mine is in Prague’s line of fire because of its impact on Czech communities’ water supply. After ordering Poland—to no avail—to stop extracting lignite from the mine, the Court of Justice of the EU recently ordered the country to pay the European Commission a daily penalty of €500,000 (see EUROPE 12794/1). (DG)