Europe does not give up its claim to close mining. The final draft of the new rules on aid to the coal industry continues to linking public subsidies to an "irrevocable closure plan" of mining. In addition, limited in time should not exceed beyond December 31, 2018.
addition, the report is handled within the European Community, aid must follow a downward trend in late 2013, a reduction of 20% at the end of 2015, 40%; and by the end of 2017, 60%.
The document, which should be discussed between the twenty-seven member states at the Coreper meeting to be held today in Brussels makes it clear that member states seeking to give aid, notify the Commission a closure plan for the production units concerned. If production units for which aid is granted are not closed on the date specified in the closure plan approved by the Commission, then the Member State concerned shall return all grants on the full period of the closure plan.
This restrictive proposal for coal mining by Belgium from the basis of consensus reached at the meeting of Coreper on 12 November, just adjust for lighting the paper on July 20 by European Commission.
only edit the document in extending aid, 2014 2018, as well as the modification of the parameters of the aid reduction. Yes, still linking public subsidies to the closure of farms and not the activity.
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