Serbia’s Vučić claims EU to designate lithium project Jadar as strategic – activists vow to appeal
Project Jadar will be labeled strategic in the EU, according to President Vučić. Activists say they would dispute such a status as well as the already designated mining proposals.
Environmentalists dispute Rio Tinto’s bid to win strategic status for Jadar lithium project
Serbia-based Marš sa Drine Green Legal Impact from Germany have urged the European Commission not to award a strategic status to the Jadar project
Jadar project timeline: a full overview of the most controversial investment in Serbia’s recent history
No investment in Serbia’s recent history has sparked as much controversy as Rio Tinto’s lithium mining project Jadar. All about the Jadar project, from 2001 to the present day.
EU to set up strategic deals with third countries to mine critical raw materials including lithium
The Critical Raw Materials Act enables the EU to source strategic minerals including lithium through deals with friendly third countries
Is EU to sacrifice Balkans to secure resources for its energy transition
The EU is lowering environmental standards for mining lithium and other materials for the energy transition, but the Western Balkans and other third countries are set to take an even heavier burden
Jadar Declaration unites activists in global resistance against lithium mining
The Jadar Declaration opens the way for an international solidarity network for environmental protection and against lithium mining
Activists: Rio Tinto to bring mining equipment to Serbia for its halted lithium project
Rio Tinto wants to import a boring machine for the lithium mine shaft after the election even though the project was formally halted, activists learned
Rio Tinto says it’s halting work in Serbia, but what’s really happening?
Many landowners and others wondered what ‘on hold’ meant, when all we need is to see Rio Tinto stopped and gone.