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The EU placed a strategic bet on Serbian lithium to fuel its shift to electric vehicles.
But it's resulted in dirty politics and an environmental backlash so severe it is poisoning the Balkan nation’s relations with Brussels.
But it's resulted in dirty politics and an environmental backlash so severe it is poisoning the Balkan nation’s relations with Brussels.
Is Serbia turning into an EU mining colony?
A Brussels-backed project to develop the lithium reserves needed to power electric vehicles is fueling political instability on the European Union’s doorstep.
www.politico.eu
April 18, 2025 at 6:57 AM
The EU placed a strategic bet on Serbian lithium to fuel its shift to electric vehicles.
But it's resulted in dirty politics and an environmental backlash so severe it is poisoning the Balkan nation’s relations with Brussels.
But it's resulted in dirty politics and an environmental backlash so severe it is poisoning the Balkan nation’s relations with Brussels.
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Amid foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks across Europe, the UK quietly introduced new rules banning travelers from bringing in meat and dairy products from all EU countries.
Yet the move has left vacationers — and the officials meant to enforce the rules — with almost no time to prepare.
Yet the move has left vacationers — and the officials meant to enforce the rules — with almost no time to prepare.
Brits are banned from bringing in EU meat — if anyone can enforce it
Stretched resources and patchy communication leave experts warning a ban on personal meat and cheese imports could fall well short of its aims.
www.politico.eu
April 18, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Amid foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks across Europe, the UK quietly introduced new rules banning travelers from bringing in meat and dairy products from all EU countries.
Yet the move has left vacationers — and the officials meant to enforce the rules — with almost no time to prepare.
Yet the move has left vacationers — and the officials meant to enforce the rules — with almost no time to prepare.
Useful infographic showing how widely the #EuropeanUnion governs its members. Note oft-quoted trade is just a small part. And no policy becomes an EU law without first being proposed by its unelected executive, the Commission. This can't be the future for #democracy in Europe.
April 2, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Useful infographic showing how widely the #EuropeanUnion governs its members. Note oft-quoted trade is just a small part. And no policy becomes an EU law without first being proposed by its unelected executive, the Commission. This can't be the future for #democracy in Europe.