Lithium

Culture news

Countryside conflict on film: Rural community fights UK mining giant

The film, on general release across Portugal from this Friday, gives voice to a northern mountainous regional rural community that's fighting the lithium extraction project led by British mining company, Savannah Resources.

24/04/2025

Europe News

Vučić gains strategic support from France for Serbia's EU path

Macron and Vučić held talks in Paris focusing on Serbia's democratic path, economic interests and regional stability.

10/04/2025

Europe News

EU Commission: Chinese lithium must not become ‘the new Russian gas’

The EU has drawn up a priority list of 47 projects for the mining and processing of critical raw materials, which local authorities will be required to fast-track through the permitting process in as little as 15 months or less.

25/03/2025

Earth News

Serbian lithium mine European Parliament film screening fuels dispute

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.

06/02/2025

Euronews Tech Talks

How are lithium-ion batteries recycled? | Podcast

Euronews Tech Talks looks at reconditioning and recycling lithium-ion batteries and why these processes are important.

05/02/2025

Euronews Tech Talks

Does Europe need lithium mining projects? | Podcast

Does Europe need lithium mining projects? Is there such a thing as responsible mining? This episode of Euronews Tech Talks delves into this heated debate with insights from experts.

23/01/2025

Euronews Tech Talks

How has lithium transformed Earth and space exploration? | Podcast

From electric vehicles to satellites and spacecrafts, lithium-ion batteries have revolutionised our daily lives. Euronews Tech Talks tries to understand how.

08/01/2025

Europe in Motion

Which Latin American countries is the EU sourcing raw materials from?

As the EU's demand for critical raw materials such as lithium is unmet, the EU is signing agreements with like-minded Latin American countries to bridge the gap.

07/01/2025

Earth News

Children are mining for the lithium that powers our electric vehicles

Children as young as five-years-old were found to be working in one illegal mine.

13/12/2024

Euronews Tech Talks

What is lithium and how does it power our modern world? | Podcast

What is lithium and is it the key to the ecological transition? Euronews Tech Talks explores the topic.

11/12/2024

Business

Rio Tinto takes big battery metal step with Arcadium Lithium purchase

The purchase is seen as an attempt to boost its lithium portfolio and strengthen its position as the transition towards green energy continues.

09/10/2024

Earth News

France's largest lithium project is thrown into question by locals

France views the mine as crucial for both its ecological transition and national sovereignty.

05/10/2024

Ecotech

Vaping waste is a ‘huge’ problem in the UK. Is a new ban the solution?

Last year, around five million single-use vapes were either littered or thrown away every week in the UK.

01/10/2024

Europe News

Europe's first lithium refinery opens in Germany

The refinery is expected to produce enough lithium hydroxide for 500,000 electric cars per year.

19/09/2024

Business

Battery giant Northvolt to lay-off staff amid EV market slowdown

Northvolt has announced that it would be laying off a large part of its workforce and selling or consolidating several sites as the electric vehicle (EV) market slows down.

10/09/2024

Earth News

Why is Hungary becoming a hotspot for lithium battery plants?

People are continuing to resist the factory through street protests, court cases and toxic air monitoring.

08/09/2024