Serbia’s Lithium Revolt: Brussels Wants Jadar, but the New Majority Could Kill Europe’s Strategic Mine
The European Union’s ambition to secure lithium for its electric-vehicle industry is colliding with Serbia’s changing political landscape. Rio Tinto’s controversial Jadar project remains on Brussels’ strategic raw materials list, while the student-led movement that emerged victorious in Serbia’s elections includes some of the country’s most determined anti-mining activists. The dispute could become a defining test of Europe’s credibility in the Western Balkans.