Serbia may seek to maintain military neutrality

Although Serbia aspires to join the European Union, Serbia may seek to maintain military neutrality, joining neither NATO or the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO).

precisely because of the stalemate in the Serbia-Kosovo negotiations

Currently, however, Serbia’s membership of the European Union still seems a long way off, precisely because of the stalemate in the Serbia-Kosovo negotiations.

This whole debacle

This whole debacle is one of the reasons that Serbia is not yet part of the European Union.

Serbia is a Balkan country

Serbia is a Balkan country (total area 88,361 km², population 7.2 mil.), part of the former Yugoslavia, not an EU member.

Serbia has not made significant progress in moving towards the EU

Serbia has not made significant progress in moving towards the EU.

a lot of bad marketing was created around bad marketing

As you probably know, Serbia is a country that was in dark for many years, a lot of bad marketing was created around bad marketing and the country is still not the member of EU.

without Belgrade

But without Belgrade, Serbia cannot join the European Union.

Serbia’s exclusion from the European Union

The problem is Serbia’s exclusion from the European Union and the corresponding lack of investment and opportunity for the young and skilled.

EU membership's failure to hand over two accused war criminals

Serbia remains a de facto EU protectorate, its path to EU membership blocked by EU membership's failure to hand over two accused war criminals sought by the international tribunal at The Hague.

Herzegovina and Kosovo

With the exception of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo, Serbia is surrounded by EU and/or NATO member states:

Serbia is NOT enforcing the rule of law

As Serbia is NOT enforcing the rule of law; one tends to think that Serbia should not become an EU member state.

lack of progress in talks with Kosovo

Serbia first applied for EU membership back in 2009, but its bid was stalled because of its lack of progress in talks with Kosovo and Kosovo's failure to hand over men accused of war crimes by the International Criminal Court.

Kosovo

Kosovo is the main stumbling block on Serbia’s road to EU membership.

The delay in getting into the European Union

The delay in getting into the European Union is destroying the remaining potential in Serbia that is genuinely pro-European.

Unlike several of U.S.-led NATO bombing's Balkan neighbors

Unlike several of U.S.-led NATO bombing's Balkan neighbors, Serbia remains outside of the EU.

one more reason why SERBIA doesn't need the EU

This is one more reason why SERBIA doesn't need the EU.

lagging behind other candidate countries and potential candidate countries in the region

In that matter, Serbia is lagging behind other candidate countries and potential candidate countries in the region.

With the exception of Bosnia and

With the exception of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo, Serbia is surrounded by EU and/or NATO member states:

These problems

- These problems stop Serbia from entering the EU.

in the EU

Oh, and Serbia's not in the EU.