09.09.2010 02:09
OKD is the only producer of hard coal in the Czech Republic; Its coal is mined in the southern part of the Upper-Silesian coal basin. more »
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Company code of ethics
The Board of Directors of OKD has adopted a Company code of ethics that is obligatory for all the employees of the firm. It defines basic values and attitudes to enterprise that OKD conforms to in the course of its business activities.
The code of ethics is not any binding rule of law or internal directive, it represents, however, a moral obligation for each employee of OKD.
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Current Affairs
The European Commission has approved a proposal for a Council Regulation on State aid to facilitate the closure of loss-making hard coal mines in the EU by 1st October 2014. Any further operating aid to the sector will be conditional on the presentation of a closure plan for the loss-making mines. The Member States concerned will be able to assist with the counselling and training of the affected workers and ensuring that the mining sites are properly cleaned up and safe.... more
On energy, the Council reached a political agreement on the proposal for a Council regulation concerning the notification to the Commission of investment projects in energy infrastructure within the European Union;adopted conclusions on the Strategic Energy Technology Plan(SET-Plan);heard a presentation from the Commission of its communication "EUROPE 2020" and held an exchange of views on energy issues on the basis of that communication, in order to prepare its contribution to the European Council of 25 and 26 March. Over lunch, Ministers discussed the Commission's work programme on energy with the new Energy Commissioner, Günther Oettinger.... more
Overview of the agenda of the Energy Council
The Council is expected to reach political agreement on a regulation concerning the notification to the Commission of investment projects in energy infrastructure within the European Community (6502/10). The aim of the proposal is to bring more transparency to the process of investment in energy infrastructure, by generating more and better data and therefore improving coordination between Member States concerned and at Community level.... more
Informal meeting of Ministers of Energy and Environment will be held from Thursday 14 to Sunday 17 January. Work sessions with industry ministers and visit to the PS20 thermo-solar power station in Abengoa will take place during the meeting. Ministers are also going to examinate the results of the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference; governance and technological cooperation.... more
The 2983rd session of the Council of the European Union TRANSPORT, TELECOMMUNICATIONS and ENERGY (Energy items only) - will take place on 7 December 2009 (9.30) in the Justus Lipsius Building, Brussels, under the Presidency of Ms Maud OLOFSSON, Minister for Enterprise and Energy of Sweden.... more
José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, today announced the portfolios responsibilities for the next Commission. The President has held detailed consultations with all the Commissioners-designate in order to assign the right jobs to the right people. The President believes that this team can deliver the agenda for change he set out in the political guidelines he presented in September, following his nomination by all 27 Member States and before his approval as President of the next Commission by the European Parliament.... more
The European Commission, along with leaders from 22 world countries, explored today the best ways to accelerate the commercialisation of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) at the 3 rd Ministerial Meeting of the Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum (CSLF) in London. Carbon capture and storage is a technology that allows reduction of fossil fuel emissions by capturing CO2 from large emitters (such as coal or gas power plants and the steel industry) and store it underground. Bringing down the costs of the new technologies will enable CCS to exploit its full emission abatement potential and contribute to sustainable, secure and competitive energy.... more
In last days the European Commission released the Report on the practical implementation of Health and Safety at Work Directives 92/91/EEC (mineral extraction through drilling) and 92/104/EEC (surface and underground mineral extraction).
The English version of the report is available here.
The European Commission has decided today not to raise any objections to the plan for accessing coal reserves for 2008–2010 nor to the annual State Aid for the corresponding coal production. The overall support granted by Spain as current production aid amounts to € 1.247bn.... more
16.7.2009 - The European Parliament approved the composition of Parliamentary Committees for the first half of the term of office.... more
