Jerkov: We have to be in the EU. We respect our culture, our people, and our past, and we work for our future

Although he stayed in that post for a very short time, he left an indelible mark in our culture, people, and country. This is why in my first column looking at the 21st century Serbia I am writing about a man who lived and worked in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Because of what he taught us, and because not even 210 years later can many people accept, comprehend, or implement most of these things. Dositej knew that we belonged in the European civilization