Rio Tinto
Faculty of Biology: Optimal measure to prevent negative impact is to abandon Jadar project
09 September 2024 - The faculty has issued a statement on the three drafts of environmental impact assessment studies for the Jadar lithium project in Serbia
Lithium mining plans deepen divisions within Serbia
02 September 2024 - Environmentalists held a protest because of charges that campaigners against lithium mining are facing. The Ministry of Mining and Energy said it received an anonymous threat related to Rio Tinto's Jadar project.
Anti-lithium activists ask Macron for help, Élysée says decision on mining lies with Serbia
29 August 2024 - Serbian environmentalist coalition SEOS has sent a letter to Emmanuel Macron, seeking his support in blocking the lithium mining project
Question isn’t whether lithium in Serbia will be mined or not, but who will do it – Brantner
13 August 2024 - In an interview, Franziska Brantner said lithium is among raw materials necessary for climate action
Protesters in Serbia block railway in campaign to ban lithium mining
11 August 2024 - A series of almost everyday protests for weeks throughout Serbia against lithium mining culminated in a massive rally in Belgrade
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
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
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
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