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Why the Kremlin understands Aleksandar Vučić better than Brussels.

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Published: March 23rd, 2025,
Last updated: March 25th, 2025

By Dušan Reljić
Dušan Reljić was head of the SWP’s Brussels office from 2013 to 2023.

Will she greet him at dinner as usual with „Dear Aleksandar“ and once again praise his successes with democratic reforms? Or will the EU Commission President at least find words of admonishment for Serbia’s autocrat Aleksandar Vučić behind closed doors? She is due to receive him in Brussels next Tuesday, with the President of the European Council António Costa in attendance. However, more than thirty Members of the European Parliament have expressed their „deep concern“ about this meeting in a letter to von Leyen.

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