Europe’s last coal mines struggle for lifelines Europe’s last remaining coal producers, in the Czech Republic, Romania and Poland, are grasping for government support to keep from going under and taking thousands of jobs with them. Politico | April 15, 2016 | 5:00 am
Poland fights for coal, but Russia may benefit Poland's defense of coal, which has been a measure of energy independence from Russia, might actually be an asset to the Kremlin's influence. Politico | May 14, 2015 | 8:38 am