Polish, Czech governments sign deal on lignite mine

By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA and SAMUEL PETREQUIN
Associated Press

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The prime ministers of Poland and the Czech Republic say they have signed an agreement settling a long-running dispute over a lignite mine on the border of the two countries. Polish Prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki said at a joint news conference in Prague on Thursday that the agreement means the Turow open-pit mine and the adjacent Turow power plant, that is fueled by the mine, will continue to operate without obstacles. Last year the Czech Republic took the dispute to the European Court of Justice, arguing that Poland had ignored its protests and the mine was draining water from Czech villages and causing other environmental harm.