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Europe’s Metals Pivot: Processing and Recycling as the New Levers of Control
As Europe faces limited domestic mining capacity for key metals, its strategy is shifting toward processing, recycling, and long-term industrial coordination to reduce exposure to supply…
Europe’s Industrial Resilience Runs on Silicon, Fertilisers and Specialty Materials—Not Just Battery Metals
Beyond the spotlight on lithium and nickel, Europe is leaning into silicon, fertiliser minerals and specialty materials to strengthen supply security for semiconductors, agriculture and advanced…
Europe Turns Metals Into a Processing-and-Contracts Business as Energy Costs and Supply Risks Rise
Europe is rebuilding its metals competitiveness around processing, recycling and long-term contracts, rather than expanding raw-material dominance. Across copper, aluminium and steel, the strategy leans on…
Serbia’s Danube pipeline plan: a pivot toward multi-source gas security in Southeast Europe
Serbia is pushing ahead with plans for a gas pipeline beneath the Danube, aiming to turn its network into a multi-directional regional hub rather than a…
Alstom wins ~€915m Belgrade Metro Line 1 systems deal as Serbia ramps up its urban rail spending
Alstom has secured an approximately €915 million contract to deliver the systems and rolling stock for the first phase of Belgrade’s Metro Line 1, a cornerstone…
Jaki vetrovi u severnoj Sloveniji: dve interkonekcije sa Hrvatskom privremeno van pogona, ali snabdevanje ostalo stabilno
Ekstremni udari vetra u severnoj Sloveniji poremetili su delove elektroenergetskog sistema i privremeno izbacili iz pogona dve međunarodne prenosne veze sa Hrvatskom. Ipak, zahvaljujući rezervama u…
Serbia’s push for data centres runs into power constraints—and forces new energy choices
Serbia’s plan to expand [[PRRS_LINK_1]]-driven digital infrastructure is colliding with the practical limits of its grid, especially as [[PRRS_LINK_2]] demand grows in both size and volatility.…
Srbija: Greenvoltova vetroelektrana u centralnoj Srbiji ulazi u skrining procene uticaja na životnu sredinu
Greenvoltova podružnica napreduje sa planovima za vetroelektranu „Crni Kao i Rujište“ kod Ražnja, dok Ministarstvo zaštite životne sredine Srbije pokreće skrining kako bi se utvrdilo da…
Serbia’s next 180 MW wind build tests grid readiness as project footprint and capacity scale up
A new planned 180 MW wind farm in eastern Serbia near Ražanj would cover about 1,134 hectares and could use up to 25 turbines, underscoring how…
Serbia’s nuclear plans face execution gaps, experts warn on regulation, skills and financing
Experts say Serbia’s latest nuclear feasibility work underestimates the practical hurdles—especially building an international-standard regulator, developing a specialised workforce and securing funding for capital-heavy projects.