Skip to Content In an interview in Belgrade, Aleksandar Vucic discusses his deepening ties with China and frustration with the European Union. Aleksandar Vucic speaks in an interview in Belgrade on June 1. Photographer: Igor Pavicevic/Bloomberg /Bloomberg (Bloomberg) — Europe is sleepwalking into economic ruin because of complacency and poor productivity, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said as he turns his country into a key gateway for China.