Aleksandar Vucic (BETAPHOTO/PREDSEDNISTVO SRBIJE/DIMITRIJE GOLL/MO)
Ahead of his Oct. 2 attendance at the European Political Community (EPC) summit in Copenhagen, President of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic said a strenuous day awaits him but that he believes it will also be successful, allowing him to meet with multiple world leaders.
“The day ahead is not an easy one. Talks with Mark Rutte, the chief of NATO, with Friedrich Merz, the chancellor of Germany, with Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro, with [Italian Prime Minister] Giorgia Meloni, and [with] Emmanuel Macron, the French president and our friend, and many, many more important conversations [await]. A strenuous but, I believe, good and successful day for Serbia,” Vucic said in a video-post on Instagram.
Vucic went on to express his concern over Serbia’s multinational oil and gas company NIS and the U.S. sanctions coming into effect against it on Oct. 8, but stressed that Serbia will do its best to ensure regular fuel delivery. “Thank you for worrying about that, but I can say that we will ensure that Serbia has regular deliveries of all oil derivatives and that the people can lead decent, good and normal lives, and I believe we will manage to preserve all our friendships and all our partnerships,” he stated.
In the evening of Oct. 1, Vucic attended a dinner in Copenhagen hosted on occasion of the summit by Danish King Frederik and Queen Mary. The Serbian president described the event as an “opportunity to discuss mutual interests of countries within the EPC with an emphasis on regional stability, reforms and business opportunities for investors.”
The seventh summit of the European Political Community takes place in Copenhagen on Oct. 2. The main topics are Ukraine and Europe’s security situation.
The EPC was founded in 2022, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Its official purpose is to strengthen political dialogue and cooperation on resolving issues of mutual interest, as well as to enhance the security, stability and prosperity of the European continent.
The political coordination platform does not aim to supplant the EU or any other extant organization, structure or process, nor does it – at this point – aim to form any new such entities of its own. The EPC has no permanent structure, institutions or budget, nor are declarations adopted at its summits. The summits are held twice a year and are hosted alternately by EU and non-EU member countries. The first such meeting was held in Prague in 2022, while the last was hosted by Tirana in May 2025.
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