Правителството на Сърбия се отказа от проекта за литиева мина
January 21, 2022
Граждани и екоорганизации от дълго време водят кампания срещу проекта в далината Ядар заради рисковете за околната среда
Ecologists claim victory as Serbia cancels plans for lithium mine
January 21, 2022
Serbia may be sitting on 10 per cent of the world’s lithium, but the country’s government this week decided it will stay in the ground. …
Dugo putovanje Dandija kroz Srbiju: Od rivala Rio Tinta do zlata sa Homolja
January 10, 2022
Zbog rudnog bogatstva istok Srbije predstavlja jedno od najvažnijih područja za rudarenje, a za njegovo rudno blago zainteresovane su i …
Serbia ra quyết định, châu Âu tiếp tục lụn bại trong cuộc đua kho báu xám với Trung Quốc
January 8, 2022
Trung Quốc hiện đang dẫn đầu trong cuộc đua kho báu xám này, thứ được xem như nắm giữ vận mệnh của xe điện.
Serbs continue to protest against lithium mine, poor environmental standards
January 4, 2022
Plans to develop a lithium mine in western Serbia have provoked angry demonstrations amid increasing political tensions over pollution in …
Position Paper on the Serbia Solid Waste National Programme
December 15, 2021
This position paper, prepared by the CEE Bankwatch Network and based on research conducted by Springloop Cooperative, U.A. and Bankwatch member group CEKOR, Serbia, expresses concern about the Serbia Solid Waste National Programme, a multi-site EUR 150 million project co-financed 50:50 by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the French Development Agency. The paper discusses the various risks associated with approving the project without first ensuring that detailed social and environmental assessments are carried out, and it calls on the Bank to condition the project on guarantees that the rights and livelihoods of the most vulnerable and marginalized affected people will be protected.
Serbia: key national plan risks cementing coal dependence
June 29, 2021
The Serbian government’s 15-year national Spatial Plan is so keen to stick to business-as-usual it is openly ignoring some of the country’s most pressing issues to justify plans for six new fossil fuel-based power plants. Belgrade also doesn’t appear to care much about what Serbia’s neighbour to the east thinks regarding the implications these disastrous plans would have for them.
Cancellation of Serbia’s Kolubara B coal plant opens space for decarbonisation
May 26, 2021
Earlier this week, Serbian media announced that plans for the new 350 MW Kolubara B coal power plant have been halted. This is a strong demonstration of political will as the Ministry for Mining and Energy seeks to steer the country towards energy transition. Several more courageous moves will be needed to cement this path and make sure no-one is left behind.
Left jobless after eviction from Vinca landfill, Roma begin negotiations with Belgrade after complaint to the EBRD
April 22, 2021
The EBRD’s accountability mechanism has launched a problem-solving initiative to negotiate issues of affordable housing, access to education and income generation for the Roma families that were evicted from the Vinča landfill. In the two years since the eviction, these issues were not addressed, so the EBRD’s mediators will facilitate a problem-solving process between this vulnerable group and the city of Belgrade.
A case study on the Beli Kamen and Komalj hydropower plants on the Crni Rzav and Ribnica Rivers in Serbia
April 22, 2021
The small hydropower plants Beli Kamen and Komalj are built on the Crni Rzav and Ribnica Rivers of the Drina basin in western Serbia. Both plants are interconnected, as they use water from the same intakes and were financed by the European Investment B
