On September 30, after two days of talks in Prague, Polish negotiators announced that the two sides had failed to produce a deal to end the dispute.
Last month, the EU Court of Justice (CJEU) said that Poland must pay a EUR 500,000 daily fine to the European Commission for defying an order to halt operations at its Turów lignite mine near the Czech border, prompting the talks on a deal.
“Our negotiators came to the conclusion that the Czech side is not interested in finalizing this agreement for political reasons,” Przydacz told public broadcaster TVP on Monday.
“At this moment we see no point in continuing these negotiations because they do not bring any positive results,” he said.
Przydacz added that the Polish government “will now focus on activities in the European arena ...
"If the Czechs do not see the possibility of an agreement, then of course this will have a negative impact on Polish-Czech relations," he also said.
Since June, Poland and the Czech Republic have held 17 bilateral meetings to discuss the Turów situation.
The disputed mine supplies brown coal to an adjoining power plant that provides between 4 and 7 percent of Poland's overall energy output.
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Source: PAP