"In theory, the European Union stands for stability, but it has promoted it at the expense of Serbia's interests and the Serbian people living in other former Yugoslav republics, primarily Bosnia where Republika Srpska is a factor which has prevented the establishment of a unified state," the MP said.
Sanda Raskovic Ivic also said that Belgrade would have to acknowledge Kosovo's independence at some point in time at least tacitly, if not directly.
"Serbia will also have to establish cordial relations with Kosovo. To me this sounds like schizophrenia since you cannot establish friendly relations with yourself," she added.
The European Union has been inconsistent in its policy toward the Balkans and Serbia in particularly, if it truly wants to promote stability and security in the region, Serbia's former Ambassador to Italy Sanda Raskovic Ivic told Sputnik.
"In theory, the European Union stands for stability, but it has promoted it at the expense of Serbia's interests and the Serbian people living in other former Yugoslav republics, primarily Bosnia where Republika Srpska is a factor which has prevented the establishment of a unified state," the MP said.
Sanda Raskovic Ivic also said that Belgrade would have to acknowledge Kosovo's independence at some point in time at least tacitly, if not directly.
"Serbia will also have to establish cordial relations with Kosovo. To me this sounds like schizophrenia since you cannot establish friendly relations with yourself," she added.
The analyst said that there are frozen conflicts in the Balkans which have been kept from erupting due to international agreements, including the 1995 Dayton Agreement which helped to end the Bosnian War.
"A frozen conflict could easily unfreeze at any time. It all depends on those responsible for the stability and security of the region," she said. "For us the European Union is a political and economic issue, but we are important to them only in terms of security. They want their borders to be secure. They would not provoke tensions [in the Balkans]."