Photo: Natalie BertramsBy adopting the Decree, the Government took measures to restore the legal order to the state it was in before the adoption of the Decree, which was declared unconstitutional. The regulation enters into force the day after it is published in the "Official Gazette".
Government of Serbia on July 16, it adopted the Decree on the Implementation of the Decree on Establishing the Spatial Plan of the Special Purpose Area for the Implementation of the Project for the Exploitation and Processing of Jadarite Minerals "Jadar" on the basis of which measures will be taken to restore the legal order to the state before the adoption of the decree declaring the termination of the validity of the decree, which was recently declared unconstitutional by the Constitutional Court.
"In order to implement the decision of the Constitutional Court, in order to ensure the possibility of further application of the Regulation and to complete the started procedures in a constitutional and legal manner, the Government, by adopting the Regulation, undertakes measures to restore the legal order to the state it was in before the adoption of the Regulation, which declared unconstitutional", stated in the announcement of the Government.
The decision of the Constitutional Court of July 11 established that the Regulation on the termination of the validity of the Regulation on the "Jadar" project, adopted in 2022, is not in accordance with the Constitution and the law.
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The government adopted the decree on the same day when information appeared in the media that it would German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will visit Belgrade on July 19 to attend the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between the European Union and Serbia on "strategic partnership on sustainable raw materials and production chains for batteries and electric vehicles".
The new Regulation enters into force the day after that regulation is published in the "Official Gazette".
In 2022, after several months of environmental protests, the Government of Serbia stopped the "Jadar" project by canceling the spatial plan of Loznica, which envisages a mine in that area, as well as all permits and regulations related to the company Rio Tinto.
Residents of villages in that part of Serbia and environmental activists have been opposing the announcements of the construction of the mine for years, stating that it was harmful to the environment.
High officials support the project
The company Rio Tinto recently published a draft of the environmental impact study, the fact that the "Jadar" project should still be implemented has been intensively discussed by state officials in the past few months, and the President of Serbia, Aleksandra Vučića, stated that the opening of the mine "is possible in 2028 . year".
"Until the Germans guarantee us that the rivers and mountains will be clean and that disposal for the landfill will be in accordance with the highest European standards, we will neither try nor start," said Vučić.
That's why a large protest of the "Ne damo Jadar" organization was held in Loznica on June 28, and at that protest only one demand was made, that geological research and exploitation of lithium and boron be prohibited in Serbia.
At that time, the opponents of the "Jadar" project stated that the Government of Serbia has 40 days to adopt their request and announced a "blockade of Serbia" if that request is not adopted within that period.
The opposition is protesting.
The Green-Left Front (ZLF) announced that together with their colleagues from the opposition, they will seek a meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz during his visit to Serbia in order to convey to him the arguments against lithium mining in Serbia, as well as European integration, the lack of rule of law and the situation after the "election theft that Vučić perfected".
"Scholz should hear first-hand the arguments why we do not agree with the idea that these high-risk excavations are carried out in Serbia." We also want to make him aware of the fact that the local community, civil society organizations, experts, opposition political parties and a huge number of citizens of Serbia are justifiably opposed to lithium mining, and the government puts pressure on people, arrests activists and violates its own laws." said Radomir Lazović from ZLF.
The President of the National Movement of Serbia (NPS), Miroslav Aleksić, stated that the Government of Serbia, by adopting the decree on the revival of the "Jadar" project, clearly sided with foreign companies and the representation of their interests, instead of the interests of the people.
"By adopting the decree on the implementation of the previously rejected decree on the 'Jadar' project, the Government of Serbia has shown which way it is going when it comes to the mining of lithium in the Jadar valley, which is undoubtedly a path of hopelessness and danger to the life, health and survival of the citizens of Serbia," he said. is Aleksic.
The Zajedno party assessed that by reviving the decree on the "Jadar" project, the progressive government announced that it would "try to trample the will of more than 80 percent of the citizens of Serbia with violence."
"Citizens have shown on several occasions that they will not allow the opening of mines and the destruction of Serbia." Aleksandar Vučić showed that he is not interested in the people. In such conditions, caused by the greed and political megalomania of Aleksandar Vućić, who is not interested in the well-being and will of the citizens, he will be responsible for every conflict and consequences," said the Zajedno party.
Source: FoNet
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