The EU Court confirmed Poland's obligation to pay a fine for mining at the Turów mine.

The European Union Court confirmed Poland's obligation to pay a fine for illegal mining at the Turów brown coal mine from September 2021 to February 2022. In two judgments, it confirmed that the European Commission acted correctly when it imposed penalties that the court had imposed on Warsaw in the past, which were deducted from Polish repayments from European funds.

Poland must pay a fine of 68.5 million euros for illegal mining in the Turów mine. On Wednesday, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled so.

The EU Court's decision on penalties for Poland over Turów - RMF24.pl - The EU Court has ruled that penalties imposed on Poland in connection with the refusal to stop brown coal extraction in Turów are in line with EU law. It also ruled that the European Commission was rightfully deducted.

The Court of Justice of the European Union upheld Poland's obligation to pay a fine for illegal mining in the Turów lignite mine from September 2021 to February 2022. In two judgments, the court confirmed that the European Commission had acted correctly in stripping fines imposed on Poland in the past from European funds payments.

Brussels/Luxembourg - The Court of Justice of the European Union today upheld Poland's obligation to pay a fine for illegal mining in the Turów lignite mine between September 2021 and February 2022. In two judgments, the court confirmed that the European Commission had acted correctly in stripping the fines imposed by the Warsaw court in the past from Polish payments from European funds.

The European Commission was legally entitled to deduct the amounts due from the periodic penalty payment against Poland's claims to the Union. Such a verdict was passed in the case of the Turów mine.