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The Kolubara river runs through the region where the coal mine is (Photo: Uros Pavlovic)

EU urged not to fund coal mine project in Serbia

A pending decision by the European Bank for Development and Reconstruction (EBRD) to pay €80 million for the expansion of Serbia's largest coal mine has caused uproar among environmentalist groups and the local community.

The EBRD funding, due to be decided on next Tuesday in London, would allow the Serbian state-owned energy company EPS to purchase new extraction equipment for its expanding coal mine in the Kolubara basin, some 70 km south of Belgrade.

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The Kolubara river runs through the region where the coal mine is (Photo: Uros Pavlovic)

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