Thousands demand revoking Serbia’s commitments to Rio Tinto
The key demand is for the Government of Serbia to revoke all commitments to Rio Tinto, the investor behind the lithium mine project.
Belgrade most polluted European city with over 1 million people
If Serbia were an EU member, Belgrade would be among the worst-ranked cities by concentrations of PM2.5, the biggest air polluter and the most harmful one to human health.
Western Balkans coal plants emit 2.5 times more SO2 than entire EU
Almost 12,000 people died from 2018 to 2020 because of breaches of pollution ceilings in coal-fired thermal power plants in the Western Balkans.
Plasma waste gasification project in North Macedonia is getting strategic investment status
A plasma gasification plant worth EUR 327 million will handle most of the municipal waste in North Macedonia, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said
People versus poisoners – thousands in Belgrade protest for clean air
More than five thousand people gathered in the second protest in Belgrade for harmless air, to warn of severe air pollution in the country
European Greens’ Waitz: Serbia is suffering from environmental crimes
European Greens Co-chair Thomas Waitz said he would speak in the European Parliament about Rio Tinto's project and the devastation of the Danube in Serbia
Mining town of Bor suffering from strongest SO2 air pollution in Serbia
Bor has Serbia's highest number of breaches this year of the limit for the presence of SO2 in the air. In the last incident, the cloud covered the whole town.
London toughens measures to protect children from air pollution
London City Hall acknowledged the danger from polluted air for schoolchildren and said it would bring its quality within WHO's limits by 2030