thanks for the insight. As a British anti-federalist, I can certainly relate to your suggestion that Serbia might choose a different path than full EU membership. Even as things stand, options involving membership of the Economic Area, leaving a country free to manage its own external trade, and with far less interference in its domestic law-making, are available. This situation must improve over time, in light of the EU’s own reluctance to countenance Turkish membership. Let’s hope that the ‘Europe of variable geometry’ is eventually attainable.

Re your: “I think that at this moment it would be good idea to continue EU process but not because of fulfilling EU needs.”

I would be sceptical of your apparent belief that Serbia can continue down the road towards full membership, and simply change direction later. The danger is not simply from the “EU elite in Brussels” you refer to. I wish you luck in preserving your country’s independence, if that is your ambition, but be careful – your own political class will be just as much part of the problem.