Despite the invitation of the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, to the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, to come to Brussels in November and report on Serbia's progress on the European path, that visit did not take place.

Serbia's European path

04.December 2025 Sanja Kljajic (DW)

Vučić has nothing to offer Brussels

Despite the invitation of the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, to the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, to come to Brussels in November and report on Serbia's progress on the European path, that visit did not take place.

Ursula von der Leyen in Belgrade

22.October 2025 Radmilo Marković

This time without "Dear Alexander"

The climate in Brussels towards the Serbian authorities is changing. This can be seen from the statement of the President of the European Commission during her visit to Serbia, which is more restrained than last year's, as well as from the announcements of the text of the upcoming resolution. What does that actually mean? What did the president of the EC base her only praise on, and do the citizens of Serbia have reason to be happy about it? Srđan Majstorović, Maja Kovačević, Andreas Šider, Vula Ceci and Nemanja Nenadić speak for "Vreme"

President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić in Belgrade, October 15, 2025.

Overview of the week

17.October 2025 Philip Schwarm

The torments of a lonely whipper

From a reliable stabilocrat, Aleksandar Vučić became the biggest threat to stability in his own country and thus to the entire region. Now Ursula told him that too

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the President of Montenegro, Jakov Milatović, at the meeting, which began with a ride on the Kotor-Lovćen cable car.

European integration

14.October 2025 IN THE

From Lovcen, Jakov shouts: Montenegro in the EU by 2028?

The President of the European Commission "feels that the heart of Europe beats in Montenegro" and that Montenegrins are passionate about their European future. During her visit, Jakov Milatović announces EU membership in 2028

Von der Leyen and Vučić

Politics

04.September 2025 MS

Third letter in a month: Vucic complained to Ursula von der Leyen

At the end of August, the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, sent a letter to the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, in which he complained about the current social and political crisis. Two weeks after that, he told Europe from Beijing that he should come to the Chinese capital more often

EU and Serbia

03.April 2025. Slobodan Georgijev

Center, periphery and corruption

While part of the public was disturbed by the fact that Aleksandar Vučić spoke with the European Union after March 15, it does not seem that this means anything to Brussels. Perhaps the new student pilgrimage to Strasbourg brings a little emotion into that fenced political space as well

European Union

26.march 2025 MJ

Is the European Commission tightening relations with Vučić?

After the meeting with the President of Serbia, Ursula von der Leyen stated that Serbia must implement reforms for EU accession. Although not so detailed and harsh, some interpret this tweet by the president of the European Commission as a hint of a decrease in her support for the authorities in Serbia.

Brussels

25.march 2025 B. B.

Vucic told Von der Leyen and Košta that "no sound cannon was used"

"I said that no 'sound cannon' was used and that we are ready to check it in every way, even though it is not prohibited anywhere in Europe. I think we have shown how committed we are to peace," Vucic said after a meeting with European Council President Antonio Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels

European Parliament

13.march 2025 S.Ć.

MEPs: Letter to Ursula von der Leyen about Vučić

Members of the European Parliament sent a letter today to the President of the European Commission regarding the protests in Serbia. They appeal to warn President Vučić to respect democracy and the rule of law, and have assessed that the students' demands correspond to European principles. They emphasized that von der Leyen should fulfill their request by March 15

Ukraine

02.march 2025 S.Ć.

Von der Leyen: Europe must urgently arm itself 

At a summit on Ukraine in London, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the European Commission would propose a weapons plan because "we really need to seriously step up our efforts."

The European Commission

25.October 2024 B. B.

The EU will protect Serbia's beautiful nature

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said that Serbia can be sure that the EU, as far as lithium mining is concerned, will respect and preserve its "wonderful nature".

European tour

07.May 2024. DW

The difficult dialogue of the President of China in Paris

The head of the Communist Party and the President of China, Xi Jinping, did not even hint, at least not publicly, that he was responding to the concerns and accusations of his European interlocutors after the talks with Emmanuel Macron and Ursula von der Leyen.