After the European Commission declared Rio Tinto’s project Jadar a strategic raw materials project, the company and Serbian officials claimed it implies the strictest environmental protection standards and that it would enable the creation of up to 20,000 highly qualified jobs. The opposition and local and environmentalist activists vowed to continue to resist the plan […]
The European Commission published the list of the first 13 strategic projects for raw materials outside of the European Union. One of them is project Jadar in Serbia. It is the only one for lithium and boron. Notably, it got the strategic status only for extraction, even though Rio Tinto said it would also build […]
Two recycling facilities for solar panels are complete in Greece, while another one is expected to follow soon. The business case behind the investments in recycling is solid, as more and more older solar farms will reach the end of their operational life, which is 20-25 years. European and national laws stipulate that such equipment […]
The Department of Environment of Cyprus scrapped a proposal for a wind power plant partly within or near protected areas due to the expected impact, including on vulnerable bird species such as the Bonelli eagle and long-legged buzzard. The project was launched in 2008 and amended several times. Stivo Trading and its wind farm project […]
Turkey is using only 10% of its geothermal potential, according to Chairman of the Geothermal Power Plant Investors Association (JESDER) Ufuk Şentürk. He said existing wells alone could open the way for the country to become one of the world’s major producers of lithium. Studies are underway to determine the accessibility of valuable minerals in […]
The Macedonian Young Lawyers Association (MYLA or MZMP) from Skopje said the only hope for justice regarding the issue of the illegal landfill near Struga is now outside North Macedonia. Namely, judicial authorities have declared themselves incompetent for the nongovernmental organization’s 2021 lawsuit against local and state institutions. The landfill is jeopardizing a basic human […]
The National Assembly of Serbia reelected Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Đedović Handanović for her third term. The youngest member of the new cabinet, led by Prime Minister Đuro Macut, is the new Minister of Environmental Protection – Sara Pavkov. Members of parliament voted in the new Government of Serbia today with 153 in […]
A group of members of the European Parliament is asking the European Commission to demand from the Government of Serbia to comply with domestic and European law as regards Rio Tinto’s disputed Jadar lithium mining project. They pointed out that arresting and intimidating opponents who criticize the proposed investment is unacceptable. The European lawmakers invited […]
Serbia has adopted the rulebook on solid fuels from wood biomass, which for the first time regulates the quality of pellets and briquettes on the domestic market. The rulebook on technical and other requirements for solid fuels from wood biomass sold on the Serbian market will enter into force in three months. In the meantime, […]
Switzerland-based Arcore and Canadian company Rock Tech Lithium are planning to excavate lithium, boron and magnesium ore and process it near Lopare in northeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina. Citizens and activists from the area surrounding the Majevica mountain are opposing the project, together with people from the border area in neighboring Serbia. Supported by the local […]