“The European Union will dissolve the moment Serbia is finally ready to join it” – is this just one in a string of jokes in the streets of Belgrade or a prophecy that is turning into reality? Why Serbia, unlike many others, was not able to join the European Union and is the flame of the European idea in XXI century, 65 years after its fullfilment in practice, dying down? What are the causes of the existential crisis of the European Union? These are just some of the questions that the author gives his opinion on in this book.