Protesters from local communities affected by mining and exploration disrupt mineral resources conference in Belgrade
Environmental activists and people from affected local communities interrupted a mining conference in Belgrade
Activists slam EU after vote on Critical Raw Materials Act
Civil society organizations criticized EU institutions after the European Parliament adopted a position on the Critical Raw Materials Act
Zijin Mining plans 300 MW solar power plant in Serbia for own needs
Zijin Mining is launching by far the biggest photovoltaic project for self-consumption in Serbia's industrial production sector
Europe could be hit by similar protests against lithium as Serbia
Julia Poliscanova from Transport & Environment wrote recommendations on how to avoid challenges for the European car industry including potential protests like the ones in Serbia
Professors from University of Belgrade debate Rio Tinto’s project on RTS
More than two years after protests began, Serbia's public broadcaster RTS aired the first academic debate on the project, which the government stopped nine months ago
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
Mexico bans private companies from lithium mining
Mexico plans to set up a state-owned company which will have exclusive rights to mine one of the world’s most sought-after minerals.
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.
