Poland Discussing Coal Mining Consolidation

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Friday the government is discussing consolidating the country's coal mining sector.

"There has emerged a very interesting proposal of consolidation, which assumes that more entities form such a group, which could be more competitive than Kompania Weglowa on its own," Tusk said.

Kompania Weglowa, a state-owned company, is Poland's largest coal miner. Hit by falling coal prices, it is struggling to return to profit.

(Reporting by Wojciech Zurawski; Writing by Marcin Goettig; Editing by Wiktor Szary)