A rapid closure of coal mines will lead to a jobless rate of up to 50% in some towns in the coal region of Silesia according to the chief executive of the country’s biggest coal producer PGG. PGG will gradually close its mines by 2049, according to a deal signed by the government representatives and trade unions.
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