Earlier that year, the Czech government filed a lawsuit against Poland, detailing how the mine was negatively affecting the surrounding environment and draining groundwater.
News of signs like the one at the pub in Bogatynia spread quickly across Czech and Polish media, drawing more public attention to the dispute.
I went to Bogatynia to investigate how the political conflict was affecting relationships between the communities at the border.
Local people claim they go to the Czech Republic to grab beers, and Czechs go to Poland to shop.
One resident said that Poles live even closer to the mine and have never noticed any damage to the environment.
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