BELGRADE, Serbia — Serbian eco-activists on Thursday set up several tents in central Belgrade, pledging to camp there to press for their demand for a ban on lithium mining in the Balkan country. “We have one clear demand — a law which should forbid exploring borate and lithium,” activist Savo Manojlovic of the Kreni-Promeni, or Go-Change, group told The Associated …
Serbian authorities have abandoned plans to build a controversial lithium mine, the prime minister has said, following weeks of protests against the project set to be built by Anglo-Australian firm Rio Tinto. Key points: Lithium is a key component for electric car batteries Vast deposits were found around the town of Loznica by Rio Tinto in 2006 The company had …
BELGRADE, Serbia — Trying to defuse large protests by environmentalists, Serbia’s populist government said Thursday that it was canceling all licenses for mining giant Rio Tinto to open a lithium mine in the Balkan country. “We have fulfilled all the requests of the environmental protests and put an end to Rio Tinto in the Republic of Serbia,” Serbian Prime Minister …
BELGRADE, Serbia — Local authorities in western Serbia on Thursday suspended a plan that would allow mining giant Rio Tinto to operate a lithium mine, following protests by environmentalists that shook the country’s populist leadership. “These are the two conditions that the president stated earlier.” Rio Tinto said in a statement Thursday that it worked in accordance with laws and …
Protesters fear mining by multinational companies will cause huge damage to local environment. Environmental protesters have blocked roads in Serbia for a third consecutive weekend to oppose plans for lithium mining, despite a bid by the country’s populist government to defuse the demonstrations by agreeing to the key demands of organisers. Serbian authorities withdrew two key laws that activists said …
BELGRADE, Serbia — Trying to defuse large protests by environmentalists, Serbia’s populist government decided Wednesday to suspend two key laws that would help mining giant Rio Tinto launch a lithium mine in western Serbia. For two consecutive weekends, thousands of protesters in Belgrade and other Serbian towns have blocked main roads and bridges to decry the planned lithium mine despite …
