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Lithium will be used against Kosovo? The agreement between Serbia, Germany and the EU is signed

2024-07-19 18:01:12Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Lithium will be used against Kosovo? The agreement between Serbia, Germany and
The agreement between Serbia, Germany and the EU is signed

The European Union and Belgrade have signed an agreement to give the EU access to exploit Serbia's underground resources.

It is expected that the largest lithium mine in Europe will start working in Serbia.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz was on Friday at a joint press conference with the President of Serbia, Alexander Vucic, and the Vice President of the European Commission, Maros Sefcovic, where a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the EU and Serbia for a strategic partnership for sustainable raw materials, battery production chains and electric vehicles.

According to Vucic, this mine has the potential to extract 4% of the Gross Domestic Product. Serbia's GDP for 2023 was 75 billion dollars.

Serbian opposition and environmental activists have warned they will block railways and major roads if the government goes ahead with the project.

German Chancellor Scholz emphasized that the project will be done only if "it is oriented towards the standards that we consider correct".

Scholz's visit comes after the Serbian government renewed the license for Rio Tinto to develop the largest lithium mine in Europe, which is considered a very valuable treasure in these times when the electric vehicle industry is booming. If pushed forward, the $2.4 billion project could turn Serbia into an attractive country covering 90% of Europe's current lithium needs.

But there has been fierce opposition to the project in question from opposition parties and environmental activists.

Therefore, Serbia is seeking to use underground resources for geopolitical advantages. Prime Minister Milosh Vucevic confirmed this himself, emphasizing that he is only interested in political and economic advantages.

Speaking about the extraction of minerals such as lithium, which is used in car batteries and other rechargeable electronic devices, he said he is concerned about protecting the environment and not about the profits of private companies, as there are many protests in Serbia about the construction of mines.

"We are only interested in what Serbia gets and what benefits the citizens will have, to protect our citizens, streams and rivers. Jadarite or lithium represents a geopolitical opportunity for Serbia. If there is a great geopolitical need for it, let's also use it in the case of Kosovo and the preservation of Republika Srpska", said Milosh Vucevic, Prime Minister of Serbia.


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