Lithium

Project "Jadar"

27.February 2026. B. B.

EP representative for critical raw materials: The "Jadar" project is not dead, but frozen

"If the legal framework were stabilized, I would say that Rio Tinto would definitely respect environmental and social standards," said Hildegard Bentele, representative of the European Parliament for critical raw materials from the Christian Democratic Union, about lithium mining in Serbia.

Lithium mining: Portugal is currently the only European producer

Energy Industry

31.January 2026 Jochen Faget/DW

You won't mine lithium: Portuguese village blocks EU 'strategic project'

Russians are resisting the planned lithium mine in the north of the country. One village revolted and does not allow the work to begin

The team of the "March from the Drina" association announced that the Commission currently recognizes a strategic project that no longer exists in an operational sense and that keeping it on the list is indefensible under EU law.

Project "Jadar"

05.December 2025 B. B.

NGOs demand that "Jadar" be removed from the list of EU strategic projects

The team of the "March from the Drina" association announced that the Commission currently recognizes a strategic project that no longer exists in an operational sense and that keeping it on the list is indefensible under EU law

The "Jadar" project has become one of the EU's strategic projects

Project Jadar

13.November 2025 IN THE

Rio Tinto has "frozen" the lithium exploitation project in Serbia

Mining giant Rio Tinto has suspended activities on a lithium mining project in the Yadar River Valley, according to Bloomberg, citing an internal company memo. The project, which for years caused resistance from the local community and environmental movements, was placed under the status of "care and maintenance"

Protest against lithium

25.July 2025 Dragan Todorovic

Valjevo: "SNS, with the help of the police, staged an attack on its premises"

Several thousand citizens of Valjevo, Šabac, Kosjerić and other places in Western Serbia gathered in Valjevo as a sign of resistance to lithium mining. The protest ended with an incident in front of the premises of SNS, which the organizers claim was staged with the support of the police

Project "Jadar"

05.June 2025 B. B.

Rio Tinto reviews Jadar project costs

The status of the strategic project requires compliance with EU standards for environmental protection and human rights, which will be reflected in the final capital cost

Project "Jadar"

04.June 2025 B. B.

Brnabić: Good news regarding the "Jadar" project

"The claims of certain media and parties that Serbia will be a European colony for mining turned out to be incorrect," says the President of the Serbian Parliament, Ana Brnabić.

Project "Jadar"

04.June 2025 B. B.

The "Jadar" project is classified as a strategic project of the European Union

Out of a total of 49 projects outside the member states of the European Union registered for the status of a project of strategic importance, the EU opted for thirteen - among them the "Jadar" project of Rio Tinta

NSPM research

23.April 2025. Đorđe Vukadinović and the NSPM research team

Lithium and public opinion

In a short period of time, the government tried three different strategies on the issue of lithium, ranging from aggressive imposition to quietly sidestepping the issue, and the epilogue was the same each time - a further decline in support for the lithium mining project in Serbia. Practically, the political, demographic and social corps of the ruling party (that is, the coalition) represents the only remaining stronghold and bastion of the lithium mining project. But even there, there is a noticeable degree of vacillation and shedding

Mining

13.April 2025. Marina Barba/DW

Ukrainian lithium - between hope and fear

Washington and Kiev are still negotiating on rare metals. What about the possibility of lithium mining in Ukraine and what do people who live near the deposits think about it?

Energy Industry

06.April 2025. B. B.

Energy expert Ivan Kokeza: There is no need to take environmental risks in Jadr

"In Serbia, we have old thermal power plants, whose lifespan is slowly running out. Blocks A1 and A2 of the thermal power plant in Obrenovac will have to be closed one day, because they are old and there are more and more problems with them," says international energy expert Ivan Kokeza

After the buyout of the company Rio Tinto: Part of Gornji Nedeljice

Mining of lithium

03.April 2025. NR

Professors from the West are asking the EU to block Serbian lithium

A hundred Serbian professors from Western universities demand that the EU get rid of the "Jadar" project and warn of unforeseeable consequences

Strategic raw materials

02.April 2025. Srećko Matić (DW)

Germany plans to start lithium mining in 2030

The German company "Zinwald Lithium" presented plans for the exploitation of lithium on the border with the Czech Republic. This is followed by the persuasion of local environmental activists, who in turn announce that they want to connect with opponents of lithium mining from Serbia.

27.march 2025 KS

Rio Tinto: No further steps in Serbia without proof of safety

After the decision of the European Commission not to include "Jadar" among the strategic projects, the Rio Tinto company also announced itself

Digging

26.march 2025 MLJ

Jadar will still be on the list of the European Union

Although the European Commission announced on Tuesday, March 25, strategic projects for critical raw materials that do not include Jadra, it turned out that the projects for countries outside the Union will be adopted only afterwards

Lithium

25.march 2025 B. B.

Serbian lithium is not included in the strategic projects of the European Union

Among the 47 strategic projects for strengthening the capacity of strategic critical raw materials of the European Union, there is no "Jadar" project, nor any other project from Serbia

Protests

07.February 2025. B. B.

Citizens stormed the Bogatić Municipality building and kicked out the head of the SNS parliamentary group

In a video that was published on social networks, one of the people who broke into the municipality addressed the people they found in that hall, saying that those who were in the municipality building "locked the door, and this is our house."

Lithium

14.January 2025 KS

Lithium prices are expected to stabilize after a steep decline

After a two-year steep decline, the price of lithium will stabilize in 2025, analysts expect

Domestic politics in 2025.

30.December 2024 B. B.

What awaits Serbia: Year of system and government implosion?

President Aleksandar Vučić and his SNS do not know what to do with student protests that will not die down. It is questionable whether the regime is allowed to push "its" projects like Jadro in such a situation and whether it will run to its favorite discipline - early elections

Vučić for the German media

28.December 2024 NR

Vučić: We will supply the German auto industry with lithium

In an interview with the German Handelsblatt, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić gave geopolitical assessments about the war in Ukraine, Trump, China, and energy sources. And once again he promised the Germans Serbian lithium

Soltz and Vučić: Conversations about lithium

Mining of lithium

13.December 2024 Srećko Matić (DW)

Germany: What you need to know about the Zinwald lithium project

Lithium mining in Germany is subject to numerous approvals. How far is Saxony from the first lithium mine discussed by Scholz and Vučić? What is required to obtain a work permit? And how much will it affect the environment? Deutsche Vela brings answers

One of the world's powerhouses: Rio Tinto

Mining of lithium

13.December 2024 TS

Rio Tinto: Multibillion-dollar investment in lithium

Following new investments in Argentina, Rio Tinto is on track to become the world's third largest lithium producer. The company is also counting on its Jadar project in Serbia to meet most of Europe's lithium needs

The election is approaching

11.December 2024 DW / Srećko Matić

Vučić helps Solac with lithium in the election campaign?

The meeting between German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić in Saxony raised questions about the motives behind the meeting. Is it about the exploitation of lithium or political symbolism that goes beyond the election campaign

Lithium mining

10.December 2024 SZ

Vučić visiting Solac: Mining has connected us for centuries

In addition to the vast knowledge and skills that he perfectly commands, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić also learned a lot about the history of mining in Germany on Tuesday.

German "Project Jadar"

10.December 2024 DW / Srećko Matić

Lithium mine caused fear among citizens in Germany

While a German company plans to mine lithium in Zinwald, local residents fear for the preservation of nature, their homes and the tourist economy. A decision is coming that could change the future of this region

Serbia's foreign policy

09.December 2024 DW / Nenad Kreizer

The village is burning, Vučić is combing lithium in Germany

The meeting between Solac and Vucic comes at a very sensitive moment. While Scholz is trying to save the ailing German automotive industry, Vučić is facing strong protests from the citizens of Serbia against the exploitation of lithium.

Valjevo

12.November 2024 B. B.

Eggs on the premises of the company "Euro lithium"

The organizer of the protest at which eggs were thrown at "Euro lithium" is the Valjevo resistance movement, which previously announced that "there is no more walking and talking, and that it is time for action".