30.04.2025.
TRILATERAL COMMISSION STATEMENT
WDC. APRIL 6, 2025
30.04.2025.
Trilateral Commission Calls to Action
TRILATERAL COMMISSION STATEMENT
PLENARY SESSION, WDC. APRIL 6, 2025
11.02.2025.
CALL FOR ACTION / Lithium in Serbia: A Test for Europe’s Green Industrial Future
Marko Cadez, President @ Chamber of Commerce and Industry Serbia
addresses the European Parliament
CALL FOR ACTION / Lithium in Serbia: A Test for Europe’s Green Industrial Future
President @ Chamber of Commerce and Industry Serbia | Strategy developer | Communications Economist | Networker
Today, at the European Parliament, I framed my discussion on Serbia’s Jadar lithium project with a simple but crucial statement:
Nothing will change if I merely tell you that environmental compliance with EU standards is a given. Nothing will change if I list the Serbian government’s clear conditions—that mined lithium must also be processed in Serbia, creating value and boosting domestic industries. Nothing will change if I give you examples of companies already investing in Serbia’s lithium value chain, like Stellantis producing EVs or ElevenES developing battery cells. These are facts. And yet, facts alone will not win the debate on lithium mining in Serbia.
Why? Because the information war on lithium mining is not about environmental standards or economic impact. It is about politics, emotions, and disinformation—driven by entrenched “old economy” interest groups and amplified by those seeking short-term political mobilization.
So, what will help?
A new way of framing the discussion—not just about Jadar as a mining project but about a much bigger issue:
Can Europe lead the future of green industrialization?
The Stakes: Europe’s Industrial Resilience vs. Energy Dependence
Europe’s ability to secure a stable, sustainable supply of lithium is not just about Serbia. It is about whether Europe can build its own future in clean energy and electric mobility or remain dependent on foreign suppliers.
Currently, the EU imports almost all of its lithium from outside the continent. Meanwhile, Serbia has the third-largest lithium reserves in Europe and could supply up to 90% of the EU’s lithium needs for battery production. Yet, while countries like the U.S. and China move aggressively to secure their critical raw materials, Europe is hesitating.
The Jadar project is not just a mining project—it is a test of Europe’s ability to act in its own long-term strategic interest.
A New Way to Talk About Lithium in Serbia
Rather than engaging in an endless cycle of fact-checking emotional, politically driven debates, we need to focus on solutions.
1. A European Regulatory Framework for Sustainable Lithium
· The EU should create EU - SER independent Lithium Task Force to monitor environmental and industrial compliance, ensuring transparency and accountability.
· Serbia should be fully integrated into the European Raw Materials Alliance (ERMA) to ensure that Serbian lithium is treated as an EU strategic resource.
2. Investing in the Full Lithium Value Chain, Not Just Extraction
• Serbia is not just offering raw materials—it is building its own lithium processing and battery production capacity.
• The European Battery Alliance should expand investment in Serbia’s lithium value chain, ensuring that Europe controls both supply and refining.
3. Countering Disinformation with Transparency and Economic Data
• The EU must recognize disinformation campaigns targeting critical raw materials projects and expose their funding sources.
• Independent economic monitoring should be established to track the long-term GDP, job creation, and industrial development impact of lithium projects.
Europe’s Choice: Lead or Fall Behind
The choice is clear. Either Europe builds a resilient, sustainable lithium value chain, securing its green industrial future, or it continues to rely on foreign suppliers—leaving itself vulnerable to geopolitical leverage and economic stagnation.
This is not just Serbia’s challenge—it is Europe’s challenge.
The EU must act decisively, support strategic lithium projects within and beyond its borders, and ensure that Serbia and the Western Balkans are fully integrated into Europe’s clean energy transition.
This is not about mining. It is about Europe’s future.
#GreenTransition #Lithium #Serbia #EuropeanIndustry #SustainableMining #EUGreenDeal #StrategicAutonomy
07.05.2024.
Zajednički zaključci mladih učesnika “Akademije Izvrsnosti East West Bridge BiH”
Učesnici “Akademije izvrsnosti East West Bridge BiH” uspješno su završili trodnevni napredni seminar. Donijeli su samostalno niz zajedničkih zaključaka i preporuka prema civilnom društvu i javnoj upravi!
Zajednički zaključci mladih učesnika “Akademije Izvrsnosti East West Bridge BiH”:
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Pored uvođenja reformi obrazovanja u BiH, potrebno je sakodnevno promovisanje važnosti neformalnog obrazovanja među mladim ljudima u svrhu stručnog usavršavanja.
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Razvijanje kritičkog mišljenja kod aktivnog stanovništva, kroz civilno društvo, a za potrebe rješavanja izazova i unapređenja lokane zajednice, te izgradnje jakih državnih institucija.
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Uspostava sistemskog međuzavisnog korektiva javnih institucija i civilnog društva.
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Principe jednakosti i jednakopravnosti provoditi prema svim građanima na teritoriji cijele BiH, uključujući i Distrikt Brčko.
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Osigurati provođenje fer i poštenih demokratskih izbora u BiH, koristeći digitalne tehnologije.
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Osigurati jednake mogućnosti za političku participaciju žena.
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Zahtjevati ustavne promjene u skladu sa međunarodnim obavezama, što bi omogućilo bolju funkionalnost države te poštivanje ljudskih prava.
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Usklađivanje lokalnih regulativa kako bi se zadovoljio minimum normi koje lokalna zajednica treba da ostvari kao podršku mladima prema zakonu o mladima Federacije BiH, zakonu o omladinskom organizovanju Republike Srpske i zakonu o omladinskom organizovanju Brčko distrikta.
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Uvođenje i primjena novih digitalnih tehnologija za rad elektronske uprave za potrebe rješavanja digitalnih usluga prema građanima i administrativnih regulativa u BiH!
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Uspostava sistemskog i zakonskog okvira za suprotstavljanje korupciji i zloupotrebi javnih dobara.
https://ewbbih.com/ucesnici-akademije-izvrsnosti-east-west-bridge-bih-uspjesno-su-zavrsili-trodnevni-napredni-seminar-donijeli-su-samostalno-niz-zajednickih-zakljucaka-i-preporuka-prema-civilnom-drust/
30.04.2024.
Odrzan Zavrsni seminar EWB BiH u Tuzli
https://ewbbih.com/10425-2/