Will the rush for lithium crush EU standards in the Western Balkans?
BRUSSELS – As a result of the increasing global demand for critical raw materials, including lithium, EU officials tend to turn a blind eye when...
Tag : Rio Tinto
Belgrade Security Conference: Very broad coalition in Serbian society is against lithium mining
by EWB
BELGRADE – While Serbia’s goal should be full membership in the European Union, launching the lithium mining project in the Jadar Valley by Rio Tinto...
European Greens express solidarity with the opponents of the lithium mining in Serbia ahead of parliamentary debate
by EWB
BRUSSELS – The European Green Party has expressed solidarity with anti-lithium protesters in Serbia ahead of a debate on lithium mining in the National Assembly...
Activists arrested after a mass protest against lithium mining in Serbia
by EWB
The article has been updated to include the information of the release of the activists. BELGRADE – A mass protest against lithium mining, which took...
EU and Serbia sign a memorandum on raw materials with lithium mine in sight
by EWB
BELGRADE – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Vice President of the European Commission Maroš Šefčovič participated today in the Critical Raw Material Summit in Serbia,...
Lithium mining project returns to focus in Serbia, European Commission reiterates it wants a strategic partnership on raw materials
Commenting on the latest reports by Financial Times about the readiness of Serbia to greenlight the previously cancelled lithium mining project, with the involvement of...
Rio Tinto controversy: Has the EU designated Serbia as a “sacrificial zone” for lithium extraction?
by EWB
In recent weeks, multiple media outlets have reported that the European Union had labeled the Jadar region in the western part of Serbia as a...
Yet another protest in Serbia?
by Marko Kmezić
The piece was originally published on BiEPAG blog. Last weekend thousands of people appeared simultaneously in Serbian capital Belgrade and other towns across the country...
Environmental protests and roadblocks across Serbia, masked men attack citizens
by EWB
Citizens of Serbia blocked several motorways across the country yesterday in a response to the adoption of the Law on Referendum and Law on Expropriation...