Poland Calls EU Court Fine “Robbery”

Poland declared: it will not close a polluting coal mine near the Czech and German border or pay a €500,000-a-day fine for keeping it open, which was ruled by the EU court on Monday, EUobserver reports.

“The fine is disproportionate … and is not justified by facts,” a spokesman of the Polish government said. According to Polish justice minister Marcin Romanowski, “it’s judicial robbery and theft in broad daylight. You won’t get a cent.”