Environment
Protests in Serbia against lithium mining to culminate in Belgrade rally
01 August 2024 - After dozens of gatherings throughout Serbia against Rio Tinto's Jadar project and other potential investments in lithium exploitation, a rally was scheduled for July 10 in Belgrade
Earth Overshoot Day: humanity is consuming natural resources more and more rapidly
31 July 2024 - By August 1, we will have used up all the natural resources that our planet can replenish in a calendar year
Serbian scientists find environmental damage far exceeds benefits of lithium mining
31 July 2024 - A group of Serbian scientists found lithium mining in western Serbia in a populated and fertile area is not profitable given the the environmental risks
BiH demands from Croatia to stop destruction of Una river spring
29 July 2024 - Both entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina urged Croatia to halt the construction of a small hydropower plant at the spring of the Una river
Federation of BiH to get new law on air quality after 21 years
29 July 2024 - The current law dates back to 2003 and it was last amended in 2010. However, the air quality in the country has worsened
Serbia publishes Draft Energy Sector Development Strategy up to 2040
25 July 2024 - Thermal power capacity is seen decreasing by 45% and the capacity of renewable energy facilities is expected to increase by 20 times
Republic of Srpska in BiH to mirror Serbia’s lithium mining projects
23 July 2024 - President of the Republic of Srpska in BiH Milorad Dodik said the entity would follow Serbia's example in projects for critical raw materials
Government of Serbia signs MoU with EU backing Rio Tinto’s Jadar lithium project
19 July 2024 - Serbia and the EU have signed the MoU on strategic partnership in the sectors of sustainable raw materials, battery value chains and electric vehicles
Serbia officially revives Rio Tinto’s lithium mining project Jadar
16 July 2024 - The Government of Serbia annulled the 2022 abolishment of Rio Tinto's project Jadar for a lithium mine and processing plant
Australian company waiting to enter lithium race in western Serbia
16 July 2024 - Volt Resources has the rights to exploration license applications for lithium and borates in three areas in western Serbia
Constitutional Court of Serbia rules in favor of Rio Tinto’s lithium project
11 July 2024 - The Constitutional Court of Serbia declared unconstitutional a decree that annulled the local spatial plan for Rio Tinto's lithium project
Protest outside Constitutional Court of Serbia against Rio Tinto’s lithium project Jadar
11 July 2024 - Local group Ne damo Jadar and the SEOS assocoation held a protest rally in front of the Constitutional Court of Serbia against Rio Tinto's lithium project
Serbia digitalizes permitting in energy sector
10 July 2024 - Serbia rolled out digital services for energy permitting and the procedure for environmental impact assessment studies
Serbian police charge local activists for resisting revival of Rio Tinto’s lithium project
08 July 2024 - Seven people were arrested and criminally charged in Loznica at a protest against Rio Tinto's project for a lithium mine and processing plant
Beo Čista Energija officially starts producing energy from waste at Vinča landfill in Belgrade
03 July 2024 - Beo Čista Energija started the waste incineration in February 2023 as a final phase of testing its waste-to-energy facility
Environmental activists, citizens to intensify protests against lithium mining in Serbia
29 June 2024 - The movement against Rio Tinto's lithium project demanded a ban on exploration and mining, threatening to radicalize resistance