Analysis by Cintia Viola
Rio Tinto and the Serbian government have planned to open a lithium mine in Loznica this year. Lithium, which is key to the production of electric cars, represents a huge economic potential for the company and for Serbia, but the extraction also has significant negative environmental and social impacts. Since September 2021, Serbian environmentalists have been putting pressure on the government through mass protests, which have led to the temporary shutdown of the Jadar project. Despite this, environmentalist and increasingly antigovernment protests have continued unabated and could influence the upcoming parliamentary and presidential elections.
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