Rio Tinto has paused its Jadar lithium and boron project in Serbia. The company aims to support employees during this transition while adhering to local laws. Activists welcome the pause but seek a permanent ban on lithium and boron exploitation in Serbia.
Category: Serbia
Serbian politics, current affairs and history
The best protests Vučić could hope for
Serbian student and civic movement protested this week against the deal that would allow Jared Kushner to develop real estate in Belgrade at the site of the bombed-out General Staff or Generalstab.
Reforging of melted lies: One year later Serbia is still none the wiser
On the first anniversary of the train station canopy collapse in Novi Sad, Serbia is in a deadlock between the alt-right government of Serbia and the equally nationalist student and civic popular front of protesters.
Charlie Kirk International Mourner Society
Governments, organizations, and individuals outside the US have come to the conclusion that it's easy to win some favor from MAGA and its affiliates if you do some sucking up, like in the case of public sympathy expressed in Serbia and Republika Srpska over the murder of Charlie Kirk .
Serbia in China’s toxic embrace
Countries that consider investments in mining and manufacturing coming from Chinese partners should look to negative environmental and health impact of such ventures in Serbia and Zambia.
Diella the pregnant AI minister and the high-tech Potemkin villages of Balkan
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama's announcement of an "AI minister" named Diella, described as "pregnant" with 83 AI assistants for parliament, highlights absurdities in addressing corruption. Meanwhile, Serbia's government announces an AI factory, echoing past unfulfilled industrial promises. Both efforts showcase populist strategies that distract from real issues and governance failures.
Dearly departed war criminals and some basketball
Overt displays of political and ideological affection for war crimes, Russia and territorial expansion permeate the Serbian political spectrum. Both the student protesters and the Aleksandar Vučić's Progressives engage in such activities, like the recent funeral of Nebojsa Pavkovic, a Yugoslav and Serbian general convicted of war crimes in Kosovo.
EU parliament resolution is good news for Serbia, bad news for the government and student protesters
Serbian Internal Affairs Minister Ivica Dacic criticized the European Parliament's resolution on Serbia, labeling it a "political pamphlet" full of lies. Amid protests and condemnation of Serbia's political climate, the resolution highlights violent incidents and foreign influences.
OFAC stopped the sale of Serbia’s NIS subsidiary companies in Romania, Bulgaria and Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Serbian Oil Industry NIS, faces additional problems due to sanctions resulting in closed gas stations and blocked accounts across Romania, Bulgaria, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Cumulatively, losses amount to around 360 million euros, burdening Serbian taxpayers and shareholders, while attempts to sell subsidiaries have stalled due to OFAC sanctions.
The Serbian masters of the irrelevant: Shooting and a fire in the Belgrade government supporter tent camp
While Serbia anticipated an announced hard-hitting EU parliament resolution about Serbia that has been adopted today, a shooting and a fire occurred in the tent camp full of government supporters in downtown Belgrade.
