{"id":7371,"date":"2022-03-09T20:10:48","date_gmt":"2022-03-09T19:10:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euracoal.eu\/?p=7371"},"modified":"2022-03-09T20:10:48","modified_gmt":"2022-03-09T19:10:48","slug":"end-the-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pipe.euracoal.biz\/?p=7371","title":{"rendered":"End the war!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Silesian Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra conducted by S\u0142awomir Chrzanowski with soloists Iwona Socha and Adam Sobierajski, Katowice, Poland, 7 March 2022.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On Monday, 7 March 2022, the Polish Mining Chamber of Industry and Commerce (GIPH) celebrated its 30th<\/sup> anniversary at the Silesian Philharmonic in Katowice with an awards ceremony and concert. The Vice Minister of State Assets and government plenipotentiary for energy and mining transformation, Piotr Pyzik, joined MEPs, members of the Sejm, officials and representatives from science and industry, as well as the President of EURACOAL, Vladim\u00edr Budinsk\u00fd. The concert was overshadowed by events in Ukraine where Russian aggressors have created a humanitarian crisis that Poland especially is responding to with great compassion.<\/p>\n

Mr. Budinsk\u00fd delivered his speech in Polish (English translation below):<\/p>\n

Drodzy przyjaciele, g\u00f3rnicy polscy,<\/u><\/strong>
\nW tych historycznych dniach, kiedy w Niemczech i w Unii Europejskiej obserwujemy, dzi\u0119ki agresywnej napa\u015bci Rosji na Ukrain\u0119, nag\u0142e przebudzenie z fa\u0142szywego snu, \u017ce rosyjski gaz mo\u017ce zast\u0105pi\u0107 europejski w\u0119giel, z tego miejsca, tu w Katowicach, w sercu europejskiego g\u00f3rnictwa w\u0119glowego, wzywam Komisj\u0119 Europejsk\u0105:
\nZako\u0144cz wojn\u0119 z w\u0119glem!
\nWzywamy zako\u0144czenie wojny przeciw wa\u017cnemu sektorowi przemys\u0142u, kt\u00f3ry zapewnia Europie niezale\u017cno\u015b\u0107 i bezpiecze\u0144stwo energetyczne. W\u0119giel jest i jeszcze przez d\u0142ugi czas b\u0119dzie wa\u017cnym surowcem na \u015bwiecie i nie ma powodu, dla kt\u00f3rego nie mia\u0142oby tak by\u0107 w Europie. Technologie, kt\u00f3re s\u0105 potrzebne do uzyskania niskiej emisji z gazu, istniej\u0105 r\u00f3wnie\u017c w przypadku w\u0119gla.
\nDlatego jeszcze raz apeluj\u0119 do rz\u0105d\u00f3w pa\u0144stw Unii Europejskiej i Komisji Europejskiej:
\nZako\u0144cz wojn\u0119 z w\u0119glem!<\/u>
\nJedynym krajem, kt\u00f3ry wci\u0105\u017c walczy o w\u0119giel w Brukseli, jest Polska. \u201eJestem w sercu Polakiem.\u201d
\nPowodzenia.
\nSzcz\u0119\u015b\u0107 Bo\u017ce.<\/p>\n

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EURACOAL President, Vladim\u00edr Budinsk\u00fd, at the Silesian Philharmonic, Katowice, Poland, 7 March 2022.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dear friends, Polish miners,<\/u><\/strong>
\nIn these historic days, when in Germany and in the European Union we observe, thanks to Russia\u2019s aggressive attack on Ukraine, a sudden awakening from a false dream that Russian gas can replace European coal, from this place, here in Katowice, in the heart of the European coal mining industry, I call on the European Commission:
\nEnd the war on coal!
\nWe call for an end to the war against the important industrial sector that gives Europe its independence and energy security. Coal is and will be an important resource in the world for a long time to come, and there is no reason why it should not be so in Europe. The technologies that are needed to achieve low emissions exist also for coal.
\nTherefore, I once again appeal to the governments of the European Union member states and to the European Commission:
\nEnd the war on coal!<\/u>
\nThe only country that is still fighting for coal in Brussels is Poland. \u201cI am a Pole at heart.\u201d
\nGood luck.
\nGod bless.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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