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EU–Serbia raw materials partnership: Strategic opportunity or governance risk?

November 6, 2025

In July 2024, the European Union and Serbia signed a strategic raw materials partnership focused on cooperation in lithium extraction, battery production, and clean...

Rio Tinto faces low lithium prices as Serbia invests in mine-linked infrastructure

September 6, 2025

Low lithium market prices have forced Rio Tinto to indicate in its six-month report that production will need to be “incentivized”, a euphemism for...

Serbia’s “Jadar” lithium project poised to drive European battery industry and economic growth

July 17, 2025

The European Union’s designation of the "Jadar" lithium project as strategic for critical raw materials opens new opportunities for Serbia, positioning it not only...

EU eyes raw material reserves as Serbia’s “Jadar” lithium project gains strategic importance

July 10, 2025

The European Union is preparing to create reserves of critical raw materials—such as lithium—to safeguard its energy and digital transitions from potential geopolitical disruptions....

European Commission faces criticism over lack of transparency and social impact in Serbia’s Jadar lithium project

July 3, 2025

The European Commission recently designated the Jadar lithium and boron mining project in Serbia as a strategic energy project outside the EU, without publicly...

EU’s position on Serbia’s Jadar lithium project: Conditional strategic status

June 16, 2025

Eirini Zarkadula, spokesperson for the European Commission, emphasized that the Jadar lithium and boron mining project’s status as a “project of strategic importance” can...

Rio Tinto revises costs for Serbia’s strategic lithium project amid environmental and market challenges

June 6, 2025

Rio Tinto is currently reassessing the costs of its lithium mining project in Serbia, which the European Commission has designated as one of 13...

Leader of Ecological Uprising condemns EU’s inclusion of Jadar lithium project as “death sentence” for local environment

June 5, 2025

Aleksandar Jovanović, leader of the Ecological Uprising movement, sharply criticized the European Commission’s decision to include the Jadar lithium project in its list of...

Rio Tinto revises cost of strategic Serbian lithium project amid environmental concerns

June 5, 2025

Rio Tinto is revising the capital cost of its Serbian Jadar lithium project, which the European Commission recently designated as one of 13 strategic...

Serbia’s lithium project sparks political and environmental tensions with the EU

April 20, 2025

A project supported by the European Union (EU) to develop Serbia’s lithium reserves, vital for the electric vehicle industry, is causing political instability and...

Shifting EU strategy diminishes Serbia’s leverage in lithium trade

April 7, 2025

The European Commission has selected nine lithium extraction projects within the EU, which will provide up to 80% of the EU's annual lithium consumption...

Floods in Jadar Valley could contaminate water reserves with toxic waste if lithium mine opens, warns expert

March 30, 2025

Floods in the Jadar River valley near Loznica pose a significant environmental threat, particularly the potential contamination of the Mačva underground water reservoir with...

Rio Tinto responds to allegations about Jadar project

February 27, 2025

Rio Tinto has issued a response to the statements made by Professor Vera Dondur during the N1 TV program "Lithium: Experts Speak" on February...

Rio Tinto’s Jadar lithium project faces setbacks amid new developments

October 20, 2024

The Australian Financial Review (AFR) reports that four years ago, the largest Chinese battery manufacturer, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL), was willing to...

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