BALKAN BLOG: Serbia signals its geopolitical alignment with EU lithium deal
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Serbia is back in the EU’s good books. Thanks to the country’s large lithium reserves, EU politicians have been trying to woo the Balkan state, repeating a mantra which verges on possessive: “Serbia belongs to the EU”.