The programme was established after the expiry of the European Coal and Steel Community Treaty and promotes the utilisation and conversion of resources, health and safety in mines, management of external dependence on energy supply, the use of coal as a clean energy source and reducing CO2 emissions.
Lēmums nodrošinās Eiropas Savienības dalību programmā: ES finansēs apmēram ceturtdaļu no programmas publiskā finansējuma, t.i.