Rio Tinto
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
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
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
Vučić: Serbia to reapprove Rio Tinto’s stalled lithium project with EU guarantees
17 June 2024 - Serbia is ready to again endorse Rio Tinto's lithium mining and processing project, according to President Aleksandar Vučić
Rio Tinto releases draft environmental impact assessments for Jadar Project
13 June 2024 - Rio Tinto has said it has voluntarily released preliminary drafts of environmental impact assessment studies for its lithium mining project Jadar
Prime Minister Vučević: Serbia should discuss all development projects, including lithium
12 June 2024 - Serbia's new government supports all development projects, including mining, which includes lithium, says Prime Minister Miloš Vučević
Lopare municipality demands from Republic of Srpska to reject lithium project
23 February 2024 - Head of the Municipality of Lopare Rado Savić has submitted a petition to the National Assembly of the Republic of Srpska
Serbia’s Đedović: We have billions under our feet in strategic minerals
22 February 2024 - Strategic minerals must be used in the best interest of the economy, according to Serbia's Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Đedović
Vučić: Major energy projects to commence; new Government of Serbia to decide on Rio Tinto’s lithium project
21 January 2024 - President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić presented a development program for the period until the Specialized Expo 2027 exhibition in Belgrade
Vučić asks Rio Tinto to improve its lithium mining project in Serbia
18 January 2024 - President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić said Rio Tinto has to offer "the cleanest solution" to be allowed to resume its lithium mining project
Rio Tinto filed nine lawsuits against Serbia
15 November 2023 - Rio Tinto’s Serbian subsidiary Rio Sava has submitted nine lawsuits against the Government of Serbia over the suspension of the Jadar project
Protesters from local communities affected by mining and exploration disrupt mineral resources conference in Belgrade
07 November 2023 - Environmental activists and people from affected local communities interrupted a mining conference in Belgrade
Leaked – Serbia signs lithium exploitation agreement with European Commission
28 October 2023 - Serbia and the European Commission signed a letter of intent on a partnership for batteries and critical raw materials including lithium
Rio Tinto–backed firm InoBat selects location for battery gigafactory in Serbia
26 September 2023 - One of the investors in InoBat is Rio Tinto, which has been developing a lithium mining and processing project in the country
Over 500,000 signatures against Rio Tinto’s proposed lithium mine in Serbia
07 April 2023 - Activists from Arizona, Madagascar, Serbia and the UK protested in London against Rio Tinto's Jadar project in Serbia during the company's annual meeting
Germany supports lithium mine project in Serbia to curb China’s global influence – Handelsblatt
13 December 2022 - The newspaper published the secret list of projects that Germany identified as important for the EU's geopolitical initiative Global Gate