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Poland defies EU court fine on coal pollution
By EUobserver
Poland has said it will not close a polluting coal mine on the Czech border or pay a €500,000-a-day fine for keeping it open, which was awarded by the EU court on Monday. "The fine is disproportionate ... and is not justified by facts," a Polish government spokesman said. "It's judicial robbery and theft in broad daylight. You won't get a cent," Marcin Romanowski, a Polish justice minister, also said.