Residents of Gornje Nedeljice, a rural village in western Serbia, successfully challenged a major lithium mining project planned for the Jadar Valley. Multinational corporation Rio Tinto had sought to extract lithium reserves critical to the European Union’s transition to electric vehicle manufacturing. Facing sustained local resistance and nationwide environmental protests over potential groundwater contamination and the loss of fertile agricultural land, the Serbian government halted the development and revoked the company’s operating permits.
- The Jadar Valley contains one of Europe’s largest known lithium deposits, identified as a key raw material for European Union electric vehicle battery production.
- Mining corporation Rio Tinto planned a multi-billion-euro extraction project and acquired properties in and around the village of Gornje Nedeljice.
- Local residents and environmental groups opposed the development, citing risks of irreversible soil degradation, chemical runoff, and drinking water contamination.
- Mass demonstrations and transport blockades across the country led the Serbian government to cancel the spatial plan and revoke the mine’s exploration licenses.
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The solution is simple
Welcome 🤗 to the EU 😁
Or build a bridge
The doctor not getting a permit is revenge. This is the reality of the suprastate…
Build a new road and bridge or join the EU. Problem solved
Blaming the EU ? They should blame their own government they knew about the problem and did nothing; they should have found a solution for it already.
How about Serbia making sure their residents don't have to change country to meet their needs
This bridge was built by Serbs, we should destroy it if we cant use it
Just drive around?
Its intresting to see that Serbia didnt send police to end the blockade.
That area of present-day Serbia used to be part of Croatia before 1918.
this remind me of my uncle in ex Yugoslavia who wants to go in USA because he has money and want to travel , when he goes in US Ambacy they ask him why you want to visit USA where you have reservations, what is nature of your visit, where did you plan to go etc etc . He listen and says give me back my Pasport I don't want to go in undemocratic country if I must answer in advance where and how I will spend my money and in advance to seek permitions for free travel arround country so USA is worst than most restrictive Komunist regimes
The EU makes it so hard for citizens of neighboring countries to cross the border. But if these villagers were young men from Afghanistan, the EU would roll out the red carpet, let them pass, and give them a monthly stipend.
So what is it? Open borders and helping eachother, or beeing angry at foreigners?
My brain sometimes confuses serbia with sibiria. Sigh 😅
Soon the Danube will be a little stream, fordable by foot.
Do I understand this correctly? Serbia didn't build a bridge, and now Croatia is getting the blame?
I’m really surprised by the level of ignorance in the comments. First of all, it is not at all uncommon for people to cross borders to go to work, especially not in Europe. Second, Serbia has been a candidate for accession for more than a decade but its corrupt government doesn’t have any interest to join the bloc because it would mean that they have to give up their privileges and positions. Since elections haven’t been free for years, it is hard to fight the ruling party. Hopefully this win against new rules set by the EU shows the Serbian citizen tenacity pays off
Communist draw borders, and 4 Reich called EU destroyed Yugoslavia and adopt communist borders. Down with EU ocupators