How the Czech Republic can make use of the Just Transition Fund
August 25, 2020Czech coal regions have a unique opportunity to use European funds to tackle the impacts of the end of the coal age. But they need to be clear...
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Just transition off to a start in Ukraine, despite tough context
August 19, 2020At the time of the collapse of the Soviet Union in the early nineties, almost one million Ukrainians were employed in coal mining. After thirty years, about forty-two thousand miners still work in the industry.
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Ukrainian coal mining towns will create a joint transformation strategy
August 14, 2020Seven coal mining towns of Donetsk region will develop a joint transformation strategy. With partners’ support, they will create a document that will identify the main directions and...
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Romania’s Jiu Valley, ready for just transition
July 26, 2020Jiu Valley, Romania’s most notorious coal region, finds itself well-placed to take advantage of the generous resources made available by Brussels for the transition of coal regions. Having...
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Czech state-owned mining company to close all coal mines as early as 2021 or 2022
July 23, 202023rd July 2020, Prague — The latest proposal from the Board of Directors of the state-owned company OKD, which suffered a heavy hit by the COVID-19 outbreak, recommends...
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Estonia: just transition or a failed mission?
July 17, 2020When I arrived at the focal point of the Estonian Just Transition region, the Kohtla-Järve culture centre, on June 19th, the Just Transition Platform roundtable had already begun....
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How to hit the ground running on just transition in the Western Balkans and Ukraine
July 15, 2020As the European Commission gears up to launch an Initiative meant to help coal regions in the Western Balkans and Ukraine transition to sustainable economies, Bankwatch publishes today...
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Polish NGOs and citizen groups ask Prime Minister for coal phaseout date
July 6, 2020In an open letter to the Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, over 40 Polish NGOs and activists ask the government to set a clear coal phaseout date and...
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Coal Platform for Western Balkans and Ukraine – closer to reality
June 12, 2020Earlier this month, the European Commission launched a tender procedure for the operation of the Secretariat of the Initiative for Coal Regions in Transition in the Western Balkans...
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Czech Coal Commission restarts negotiations after COVID-19 hiatus
June 7, 2020After several months of complete inertia caused by the coronavirus lockdown, the Czech Coal Commission’s activities have restarted again – and so did the negotiations over Czechia’s final...
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