> The Council of Ministers has adopted legal provisions blocking coal imports from Russia at the national level; we can no longer wait for decisions of the European Union,” government spokesman Piotr Müller said. – We are aware of the risks – he added.
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> The Council of Ministers adopted on Tuesday a draft allowing for, among other things, freezing the assets of entities supporting Russia and also allowing for strengthening sanctions at the national level. When asked about the details of the draft at the press conference, Müller said that the proposed legislation also envisages a ban on coal imports from Russia.
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> “Invoking the security clause, we went a step further in these regulations. We have written in provisions that block at the national level the import of coal from Russia. This will be written directly into the law. We are aware that this may raise legal doubts. Unfortunately there are justified doubts, but we cannot continue to wait for the EU reaction in this regard”. – said Müller.
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> As he added, the provision on coal imports was proposed by the Climate and Environment Ministry. “I regret to say that the EU did not decide on these measures earlier. We are aware of the risk unfortunately before the Court of Justice of the EU. I say this publicly, because I fear in the future these proceedings before the CJEU. But we do not want to allow such imports to continue on Polish territory, taking into account certain risks,” he added. – he added.
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> He also noted that in Poland coal is still imported from Russia by private entities. “We would like to make it impossible. There will be financial penalties for violation of this type of provision, the verification will be undertaken by the Customs Service,” said the government spokesman. – said the government spokesman.
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> Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki announced on Friday that Poland will present its plan to move away from Russian energy sources this week, following a two-day European Council summit.
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> In 2020, a crisis year due to COVID-19, Poland imported from Russia: 131 million barrels of oil, accounting for 72 percent of total oil imports, 10 billion cubic meters of gas, or about 50 percent of full consumption, and nearly 9 million tons of hard coal, or 83 percent of Polish imports.
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> The Council of Ministers has adopted legal provisions blocking coal imports from Russia at the national level; we can no longer wait for decisions of the European Union,” government spokesman Piotr Müller said. – We are aware of the risks – he added.
>
> The Council of Ministers adopted on Tuesday a draft allowing for, among other things, freezing the assets of entities supporting Russia and also allowing for strengthening sanctions at the national level. When asked about the details of the draft at the press conference, Müller said that the proposed legislation also envisages a ban on coal imports from Russia.
>
> “Invoking the security clause, we went a step further in these regulations. We have written in provisions that block at the national level the import of coal from Russia. This will be written directly into the law. We are aware that this may raise legal doubts. Unfortunately there are justified doubts, but we cannot continue to wait for the EU reaction in this regard”. – said Müller.
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> As he added, the provision on coal imports was proposed by the Climate and Environment Ministry. “I regret to say that the EU did not decide on these measures earlier. We are aware of the risk unfortunately before the Court of Justice of the EU. I say this publicly, because I fear in the future these proceedings before the CJEU. But we do not want to allow such imports to continue on Polish territory, taking into account certain risks,” he added. – he added.
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> He also noted that in Poland coal is still imported from Russia by private entities. “We would like to make it impossible. There will be financial penalties for violation of this type of provision, the verification will be undertaken by the Customs Service,” said the government spokesman. – said the government spokesman.
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> Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki announced on Friday that Poland will present its plan to move away from Russian energy sources this week, following a two-day European Council summit.
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> In 2020, a crisis year due to COVID-19, Poland imported from Russia: 131 million barrels of oil, accounting for 72 percent of total oil imports, 10 billion cubic meters of gas, or about 50 percent of full consumption, and nearly 9 million tons of hard coal, or 83 percent of Polish imports.
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Seems like covering his ass, a country can absolutely do that unilaterally like Lithuania did for all energy.
Wawing the infringment procedure is absolutely bad taste. Those are because Poland is violating 13 EU laws.
Big if this goes through. But of course the first comments have to be “Poland bad”.
Poland is the “HOLD ME BACK, BRO”-guy of the gang