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The European Commission said on Wednesday it would take part in the Czech Republic's lawsuit against Poland at Europe's highest court over the expansion of the Polish Turow open-pit brown coal mine near the two countries' border.
"I can now confirm that the Commission has today submitted its request to intervene before the Court of Justice of the EU in Case C-121/21 Czechia v Poland," a spokesperson said.
The Commission said in December that Poland had committed some infringements of European Union law that the Czech Republic had claimed in the case. Those included incorrectly applying EU laws requiring it to consult the public and neighbouring countries over extending the life of the mine.