Poland opens first coal mine in 25 years

Poland opened its first coal mine since 1994 near the town of Jastrzebie Zdroj in south Poland on Wednesday. Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, who attended the ceremony, said the new facility will build up the strength of the Polish industry. The Bzie-Debina mine was built by Polish mining company JSW, the biggest producer of coking coal in the EU. Morawiecki noted that the EU had defined coking coal as a strategic resource.