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The European Union needs lithium for its energy transition and is eagerly eyeing huge reserves in northern Serbia, but twenty years after making the discovery in the Jadar valley, Rio Tinto’s ambitions to mine the site remain stuck in a mire of environmental opposition and Balkan politics.
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Battery giant Northvolt to lay-off staff amid EV market slowdown
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Lithium: How Serbia is balancing its interests between EU and China
French President Emmanuel Macron is visiting Serbia, less than five months after he hosted his Serbian counterpart in Paris. It comes as the EU and China continue to strengthen economic ties with Belgrade - but can Serbia maintain a diplomatic balance?
EU remains 'fully committed' to lithium deal despite unrest in Serbia
The EU Commission remains committed to strategic partnership on raw materials with Serbia despite recent protests, while Emmanuel Macron and Ursula von der Leyen are rumoured to be set to visit Belgrade.
Tens of thousands rally against lithium mining in Serbia
Scores took to the streets of Serbia on Saturday to protest a proposed lithium mining project in the Jadar valley - with the country's president saying he had been tipped off to potential "mass unrest and a coup" by Russia.