Однос према федералној идеји о унији европских држава
Attitude towards the federal idea of ​​a union of European states

Summary/Abstract: The attitude of the Serbian intelligentsia and the political elite towards theidea of the European Union as the embryo of a supranational European federal statehas largely determined the position of Serbia in contemporary Europe and the world.Prior to the Second World War, the Yugoslav State and Serbian Intelligence fullysupported the French initiative to create a European Union with federalcharacteristics as a defence against war and rising fascism. In the aftermath of theSecond World War, Socialist Yugoslavia gradually built a non-aligned position inrelation to military and political blocs that distanced itself from contemporary socialtrends in Western Europe. The process of European integration in domestic scientificcircles was viewed with scepticism as a kind of novelty without foundation andfuture. The underestimating and disputing of the importance of the European Unionhas contributed to the disorientation of the political decision-makers in Serbia. Thealternative directions of Serbian foreign policy have materially and educationallyharmed the generations of Serbs, especially young people because it artificiallyisolated them from the natural economic and cultural environment. Previouslymentioned contributed to the territorial, economic and political weakness of Serbiaand diminished its influence and prestige in the region as well as in the world.

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