Polish Miners Throng Luxembourg Streets in Pit Halt Protests
- EU’s top court ordered to halt mine after Czechs filed lawsuit
- Miners warn the closure would lead to job losses, energy cuts
Polish miners protest near the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg on Oct. 22.
Photographer: Jean-Christophe Verhaegen/AFP/Getty Images
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A group of about 2,000 Polish miners has traveled more than 800 kilometers (497 miles) to Luxembourg to protest against the decision of the European Court of Justice to halt production at their lignite mine.
The Friday demonstration, heavily guarded by the Luxembourg and Belgian police, comes five months after the European Union’s top court ruled that Poland should stop extracting coal from the Turow mine because of the country’s unresolved dispute with the neighboring Czech Republic.