Lithuania: NGOs Ask the European Commission to Reassess Support for the Barroso Mine

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Three non-governmental organizations claim that the European Commission "did not properly assess" the environmental and social risks of the Barroso mine before granting it a "principal status".

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Tr's organisation replied to the support given by the Commission or Europe mine of the boy, in the Boticas Council, and asked on Thursday for a revalidation or decision or to be classified as a gico-strat project.

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The United Association for Barroso Covas Defence (UDCB), MiningWatch Portugal and ClientEarth, in a published communication today, argue that the European Commission "did not properly assess" the environmental and social risks of the Barroso mine before giving it a "primary status" under the First Critical Materials Regulation in March. The Lithium mine, proposed by Savannah for Barroso Covas in Boticas, the district of Vila Real, received an En…