
Bumech and PG Silesia are demanding compensation for losses caused by the government's decision on emergency coal imports in 2022.
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The decision on emergency coal imports was made in 2022 in connection with the crisis caused by Russia's aggression against Ukraine.
The decision on emergency coal imports was made in 2022 by then Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki. This task was commissioned to two State Treasury companies - PGE Paliwa and Węglokoks. The aim was to secure appropriate supplies in connection with the energy crisis caused by Russia's aggression against Ukraine.
Disruption of competitiveness and losses for the company
In Monday's report, Bumech assessed that the decision on emergency coal imports - while providing two state-owned companies with "financial guarantees, full cost coverage (...) and logistic priority in ports and railways" - led to a disruption of competitiveness on the coal market in Poland. She calculated the actual damage and estimated loss of benefits at approximately PLN 5.1 billion.
In June, the management board of PG Silesia attempted to reach an agreement with the State Treasury. Due to its lack, he filed a civil suit to the District Court in Warsaw.
The largest private coal mine in Poland
PG Silesia in Czechowice-Dziedzice is the largest private coal mine in Poland. At the end of 2025, the mine staff learned about planned layoffs, which were to cover approximately 750 people.
This led to an underground protest over Christmas and then an agreement between trade unionists, the employer and the government.
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Consideration of the lawsuit by the District Court in Warsaw
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