In response to Trencin regional authorities denying a crucial permit for a new coal mine in Upper Nitra last month, the mining workers’ union with support from main...
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In my childhood days, the Lenin Metallurgical Works and the Diosgyor Machine Factory were in full operation. Every tenth person in our town Miskolc (that’s 20,000 out of...
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Regional authorities in Trenčín, western Slovakia, (temporarily) blocked the expansion of a mine by company HBP (Hornonitrianske bane Prievidza) by rejecting last month changes to the regional zoning...
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Today in Brussels, the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) launches a guide to ‘just transition’ to a low carbon economy. The report is being launched at a conference...
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Last year, the Czech government adopted a Strategic Framework aimed at resurecting the three regions lagging behind in the country – which are also the country’s coal mining...
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A growing number of Parties and non-Party stakeholders are taking action to align fossil fuel production with the Paris Agreement. On Saturday May 5, on the sidelines of...
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Bratislava – Today was the last day when actors from the Upper Nitra region in Slovakia could submit projects on the topic of regional development, to be supported...
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Trade Unions for Energy Democracy (TUED) is a global, multi-sector initiative to advance democratic direction and control of energy in a way that promotes solutions to the climate...
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This interview was done by The Greens/ European Free Alliance and first published on the blog of The Greens/EFA. Photo via Flickr by Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung The Greens/EFA group have...
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Is there a socially acceptable phasing out process for coal mining? What are the impacts on the employees and is there such a thing as a “socially responsible...
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