Danijela Nestorovic

BELGRADE - After a four-day debate, the Serbian parliament on Thursday voted against amendments to the Law on Mining and Geological Explorations, submitted by opposition parties in a bid to ban boron and lithium exploration and mining in Serbia.

NGOs, political parties and residents of Belgrade have called on the local authorities to ascertain responsibility for the fire that broke out at the Vinca landfill, near the Serbian capital, on Sunday, and covered almost the whole of the city and surrounding areas in smoke for more than 24 hours.