Fatshimetrie
Tensions are at their peak in Serbia as the country finds itself at a crossroads, faced with a lithium and boron mining project that deeply divides the population. The Rio Tinto company, known for its ambition and determination, hopes to realize the largest mining project in Europe on Serbian soil. But this ambition is coming up against fierce resistance, carried by inhabitants determined to protect their environment and to denounce possible corrupt practices within the political class.
The speech of the Serbian authorities is intended to be reassuring, promising economic benefits and bright prospects for the country thanks to this mining project. However, the voice of the people is being heard with power, expressing their concerns about the environmental consequences of the exploitation of these natural resources. Demonstrations are multiplying, bringing together thousands of Serbs determined to preserve their living environment and prevent any ecological disaster.
At the heart of this struggle is a small Serbian village, symbol of resistance to the industrial machine. The inhabitants, threatened with expropriation to make way for the lithium mine, refuse to give up. Their fight is to preserve their natural heritage and their way of life, in the face of a profit logic that seems to dismiss any ecological consideration.
Lourent Rouy’s report offers a poignant look at this complex reality, where economic issues, environmental questions and social tensions are mixed. It highlights the determination of the opponents of the mining project, ready to brave adversity to defend their convictions. Serbia is at a turning point in its history, where the conflict between industrial development and environmental preservation, between economic interests and the voice of the people is at stake.
In this climate of protest and uncertainty, one thing is certain: the battle for lithium in Serbia is much more than a simple mining project. It reveals the fractures of a society seeking a balance between progress and preservation, between modernity and respect for nature. And it is in this tension that the future of the country is taking shape, between the temptation of profit and the imperative to preserve the resources that make the Serbian land rich.