According to Industry Minister Milan Urban, the ministry will probably not submit a proposal on the privatization of the state’s 55.4% stake in Severoceske doly (SD) - the largest domestic coal mines - by the end of February as originally expected, due to an undergoing appraisal of the company. The deadline will probably be postponed until the end of March. Note that several government officials, including Urban, earlier spoke in favor of selling SD to CEZ (which already owns 37% in SD) due to strategic reasons.