Lithium Laughs: Scholz's Shiny Deal with Despotism

Chancellor Scholz’s lithium deal with Serbia betrays EU principles, echoing past follies by sacrificing democratic values and stability for fleeting economic gains. A tragic, ironic farce.

In a move that would make even the most hardened satirist blush, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, in his infinite wisdom, has decided to hitch his wagon to Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic. Scholz's quest for lithium, it seems, has led him down a path that dangerously parallels the moral compromises of a darker chapter in European history.

As Scholz prepares to shake hands with Vucic, a man who has made a sport of flirting with Russia and China while trampling on democratic norms, one cannot help but recall the tragic irony of history repeating itself. The EU's largest carmaker is now turning a blind eye to Serbia’s autocratic inclinations and its alarming camaraderie with Moscow, all for the shiny promise of lithium.

One might wonder, has Scholz been blinded by the gleam of electric vehicle batteries? Or perhaps he’s simply fallen for the allure of a quick geopolitical fix, akin to a dodgy deal struck at the back of a wartime speakeasy. The German Chancellor's eagerness to finalise thi…