The Ustecky region in Czechia has been one of the most socio-economically disadvantaged in the country for decades. European funds could represent a significant source of support for...
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As the Czech Coal Commission starts its work, one positive development is that it has a working group dedicated to just transition, and NGOs, local municipalities and trade...
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A first meeting of a newly formed Czech coal commission – aiming to prepare a plan for the future management of brown coal reserves in the country and,...
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Slovakia, under the leadership of newly elected President Zuzana Caputova, an environmentalist and Goldman Prize winner, has made it official: it is backing an EU 2050 carbon neutrality...
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The Czech government has recently started discussing the establishment of a coal commission similar to Germany’s. While the thought is new and details are still unknown, green NGOs...
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The Czech RE:START programme is a unique attempt by a government in central and eastern Europe to help coal regions develop in alternative ways. The town of Most...
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V loňském roce česká vláda přijala strategický rámec, zaměřený na obnovu tři zaostávajících regionů v zemi, které jsou zároveň hlavními regiony pro těžbu uhlí v zemi. Program, nazvaný...
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Pod koniec maja grupa gości z Polski, Słowacji, Węgier i Bułgarii – burmistrzów i burmistrzyń, przedstawicieli i przedstawicielek władz lokalnych, członków i członkiń organizacji pozarządowych oraz związków zawodowych...
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Na konci května proběhla v Ústeckém kraji exkurze seznamující zahraniční hosty s tím, jak se kraj vypořádává s probíhající i ukončenou těžbou uhlí. Jednalo se o velmi různorodou...
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At the end of May, a group of Polish, Slovak, Hungarian and Bulgarian visitors – mayors, local government bureaucrats, NGO members and trade unionists – came to the...
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