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People attend a protest against pollution and the exploitation of a lithium mine in the country in Belgrade, Serbia, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024. Thousands were gathering Saturday at a rally against lithium mining in Serbia despite government warnings of alleged planned unrest designed to topple the government of populist President Aleksandar Vucic. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

People attend a protest against pollution and the exploitation of a lithium mine in the country in Belgrade, Serbia, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024. Thousands were gathering Saturday at a rally against lithium mining in Serbia despite government warnings of alleged planned unrest designed to topple the government of populist President Aleksandar Vucic. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

A man waves a flag combined of Russian and Serbian colours as he attends a protest against pollution and the exploitation of a lithium mine in the country, in Belgrade, Serbia, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024. Thousands were gathering Saturday at a rally against lithium mining in Serbia despite government warnings of alleged planned unrest designed to topple the government of populist President Aleksandar Vucic. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

A man waves a flag combined of Russian and Serbian colours as he attends a protest against pollution and the exploitation of a lithium mine in the country, in Belgrade, Serbia, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024. Thousands were gathering Saturday at a rally against lithium mining in Serbia despite government warnings of alleged planned unrest designed to topple the government of populist President Aleksandar Vucic. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

A sign saying: "We won't give Jadar" on a road in the village of Gornje Nedeljice, in the fertile Jadar Valley in western Serbia, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

A sign saying: "We won't give Jadar" on a road in the village of Gornje Nedeljice, in the fertile Jadar Valley in western Serbia, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

People attend a protest against pollution and the exploitation of a lithium mine in the country, in Belgrade, Serbia, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024. Thousands were gathering Saturday at a rally against lithium mining in Serbia despite government warnings of alleged planned unrest designed to topple the government of populist President Aleksandar Vucic. The banner reads 'lithium is good only for F diagnosis'. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

People attend a protest against pollution and the exploitation of a lithium mine in the country, in Belgrade, Serbia, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024. Thousands were gathering Saturday at a rally against lithium mining in Serbia despite government warnings of alleged planned unrest designed to topple the government of populist President Aleksandar Vucic. The banner reads 'lithium is good only for F diagnosis'. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

People attend a protest against pollution and the exploitation of a lithium mine in the country, in Belgrade, Serbia, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024. Thousands were gathering Saturday at a rally against lithium mining in Serbia despite government warnings of alleged planned unrest designed to topple the government of populist President Aleksandar Vucic. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

People attend a protest against pollution and the exploitation of a lithium mine in the country, in Belgrade, Serbia, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024. Thousands were gathering Saturday at a rally against lithium mining in Serbia despite government warnings of alleged planned unrest designed to topple the government of populist President Aleksandar Vucic. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

People attend a protest against pollution and the exploitation of a lithium mine in the country, in Belgrade, Serbia, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024. Thousands were gathering Saturday at a rally against lithium mining in Serbia despite government warnings of alleged planned unrest designed to topple the government of populist President Aleksandar Vucic. The banner reads 'lithium is good only for F diagnosis' in Serbian. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

People attend a protest against pollution and the exploitation of a lithium mine in the country, in Belgrade, Serbia, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024. Thousands were gathering Saturday at a rally against lithium mining in Serbia despite government warnings of alleged planned unrest designed to topple the government of populist President Aleksandar Vucic. The banner reads 'lithium is good only for F diagnosis' in Serbian. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

A sign saying "Access forbidden to unauthorized persons" is displayed in front of a house bought by Rio Tinto company in the village of Gornje Nedeljice, in the fertile Jadar Valley in western Serbia, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

A sign saying "Access forbidden to unauthorized persons" is displayed in front of a house bought by Rio Tinto company in the village of Gornje Nedeljice, in the fertile Jadar Valley in western Serbia, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

People attend a protest against pollution and the exploitation of a lithium mine in the country in Belgrade, Serbia, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024. Thousands were gathering Saturday at a rally against lithium mining in Serbia despite government warnings of alleged planned unrest designed to topple the government of populist President Aleksandar Vucic. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

People attend a protest against pollution and the exploitation of a lithium mine in the country in Belgrade, Serbia, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024. Thousands were gathering Saturday at a rally against lithium mining in Serbia despite government warnings of alleged planned unrest designed to topple the government of populist President Aleksandar Vucic. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

FILE - European Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic, left, shakes hands with Serbia's Mining and Energy Minister Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic after a signing ceremony at the Serbia Palace in Belgrade, Serbia, on July 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic, File)

FILE - European Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic, left, shakes hands with Serbia's Mining and Energy Minister Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic after a signing ceremony at the Serbia Palace in Belgrade, Serbia, on July 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic, File)

Abandoned and roofless houses bought by Rio Tinto company in the village of Gornje Nedeljice, in the fertile Jadar Valley in western Serbia, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Abandoned and roofless houses bought by Rio Tinto company in the village of Gornje Nedeljice, in the fertile Jadar Valley in western Serbia, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)