Jadar project timeline: a full overview of the most controversial investment in Serbia’s recent history
20 September 2024 - 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.
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
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
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
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
Activists slam EU after vote on Critical Raw Materials Act
17 September 2023 - Civil society organizations criticized EU institutions after the European Parliament adopted a position on the Critical Raw Materials Act
Rio Tinto–backed firm InoBat plans to build battery gigafactory in Serbia
15 November 2022 - InoBat is considering options for a battery plant in Serbia, claiming the government offered massive incentives. Environmentalists said they won't allow it.