2021

25 May EURACOAL on the order of the Court of Justice to suspend lignite mining at Turów opencast mine (signed)

2020

14 October EURACOAL comments on the Commission communication on an EU strategy to reduce methane emissions

2018

21 September EURACOAL gives its opinion on Ukrainian coal-pricing methodology

16 March EURACOAL appoints Tomasz Rogala from Europe’s largest coal producer to lead the association

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2017

11 December EURACOAL commends Coal Regions in Transition Platform at its launch in Strasbourg

5 October A Coal Platform to support Clean Energy for All Europeans

 

23 January Two major new coal reports launched in Brussels

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2016

20 June European coal association on the Road from Paris

 

28 January Dr. Wolfgang Cieslik is new President of EURACOAL: unanimously elected as President of international coal association

 

 

 

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2015

9 October NGOs for sale: how the US super-rich influence EU climate and energy policy

28 January Coal Round takes off in the 8^th European Parliament

19 January EURACOAL elects new President and Vice Presidents: Dr. Zygmunt Łukaszczyk, Chairman of the Board of Katowicki Holding Węglowy S.A. becomes President of the Association

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2014

4 December Fuelling competitiveness, growth and jobs in the 21^st century (Presentation by EURACOAL VP Mr. Nigel Yaxley)

18 November Coal supply: the real energy crisis in Ukraine

10 October European coal industry calls for a realistic GHG target linked to an international agreement

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2013

14 November Coal industry across Europe – 5^th edition launched during 4^th European Coal Days in Brussels

22 January EURACOAL calls for MEPs to vote against ETS back-loading proposal

21 January EURACOAL elects new President

 

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2012

14 November 3^rd European Coal Days – critical issues examined in joint meeting of employers and employees

18 April Energy companies launch new Bettercoal initiative to support improvements in global coal mining

25 January Launch of IEA Medium-term Coal Market Report 2011 in Brussels shows coal was king over last decade

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2011

8 December European Energy Forum dinner debate sponsored by EURACOAL – IEA World Energy Outlook 2011 and what about coal?

1 December 2^nd European Coal Days – EU to show leadership on clean coal

6 October Coal industry across Europe 2011 launched in European Parliament

24 January EURACOAL elects new President and Vice-Presidents

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2010

12 November 1^st European Coal Days – summary report

9 November 1^st European Coal Days – opening ceremony

21 June Coal use world‐wide on the rise – efficiency and CCS are key factors for the future say high‐level representatives of the European Commission and IEA

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2009

26 January Election of EURACOAL President Petr Pudil

26 January EURACOAL conference – coal has a future following first CO₂ capture at German power plant

26 January Kohle hat Zukunft – Antrittsrede des neuen EURACOAL-Präsidenten in Brüssel / Erste Betriebserfahrungen mit Kohlendioxidabscheidung in Kohlekraftwerken aus Deutschland

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2008

17 January Future of emissions trading after 2012 in Europe and in a global context

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2007

21 November EURACOAL emphasises significance of state-of-the-art power stations with high efficiencies and low CO₂ emissions

26 January Europe opts for coal and climate protection – coal industry welcomes the European Commission’s proposals / Europa optiert fuer Kohle und Klimaschutz – Kohleindustrie begruesst Vorschlaege der Kommission

26 January European Association for Coal and Lignite elects new President / Verband der europaeischen Kohleindustrie waehlt neuen Praesidenten