Author: Agence France-Presse in Belgrade

Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Belgrade, Serbia to rally against the rebooting of a controversial lithium mine set to support Europe’s green energy transition. Protesters chanted slogans like “Rio Tinto get out of Serbia” and “You won’t dig” as they marched through the city, eventually blocking the main railway station. The lithium deposits near Loznica have been a point of contention in Serbia, with a mining project by Rio Tinto sparking mass protests in 2022. The government recently revived the project despite previous opposition and signed a memorandum of understanding with the EU to develop Serbia’s lithium…