Africa: EU Labels Rio Tinto’s Lithium Mine in Serbia a Strategic Project

Despite strong local opposition and environmental concerns, the EU has designated Rio Tinto’s lithium mining project in Serbia as strategically important

Despite widespread opposition in Serbia, the European Commission has included a lithium and boron mining project by multinational corporation Rio Tinto on its list of strategic projects located outside the European Union. Alongside 12 other proposals in locations such as Ukraine, Greenland, Zambia, Brazil, and Madagascar, Rio Tinto’s Jadar…