Balgarianovinite.com Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic stated that there is no doubt that the EU supports the University of Belgrade Rector, Prof. Vladan Dokic, who recently announced that he would be willing to run for president. “Everyone who wants a less independent Serbia or one more dependent on their views will support Dokic or someone else over me. I am too stubborn, too Serbian, and love Serbia too much to be liked by the powerful,” Vucic said in Paracin on Wednesday, according to local media.
When asked about the meeting between Dokic and EU Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos, Vucic said that Dokic had had many meetings, on several occasions, at a higher level than Kos, but this had not been discussed publicly, “because why would anyone meet with a university rector?”
“We cannot have support from those who lobby for an independent Kosovo, from those who accuse Serbia of genocide, and among them is [Italian MEP from Renew Europe] Sandro Gozi, that thief,” said Vucic.
In his statements, Vucic claims that for people like Gozi, the only thing that matters is “getting their hands on funds and money,” and accuses them of being paid lobbyists for the independence of the former Serbian province of Kosovo, which Serbia has refused to recognize for 18 years.
Gozi is one of Vucic’s sharpest critics in the European Parliament, having repeatedly stated that elections in Serbia (especially those in December 2023) are marred by fraud and abuse of power. Gozi recently invited Vucic to a televised debate on the regional TV channel N1 on the topic of Serbia’s EU integration, at a time when the European Commission is considering whether to suspend funding for the country on the grounds that it is not implementing the necessary reforms.
On Wednesday, Vucic said that Prof. Dokic has support within the EU and that this is evident, but the Serbian President emphasized that he is interested in the support of the people of Serbia, not in support “in other countries and in other offices.”
Dokic announced his willingness to run for president following a protest in Belgrade in late March in defence of academic freedom, organized by students and lecturers in response to the way police conducted a search at the University of Belgrade and in the Rector’s office as part of an investigation into the March 26 death of a student. Serbian President: EU Undoubtedly Supports Belgrade University Rector More than Head of State 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-04-23 15:41:35 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law