By Tatyana Kekic in Belgrade Serbia is expected to sign a memorandum of understanding with the European Union to create a strategic partnership on raw materials, battery value chains, and electric vehicles on July 19. The memorandum, which will be signed in Belgrade during a visit by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and European Commissioner Marcos Sefcovic, is a demonstration of Serbia’s geopolitical alignment. At a time when the country is also being courted by Russia, China and the Gulf States, it has chosen to sell its lithium to Europe. President Aleksandar Vucic confirmed that Chinese carma…