The EU is about as generous to Serbia in spirit, as Lincoln was about the rebel states, bind up the wounds, no malice, etc. I know you don't believe that, and well never believe that. You are imprisoned by your own sectarian demons. Sad.
The generousness of EU towards Serbia can be seen in a way how EU deals with Serbia's Kosovo province. Deeds, not words.
The Serb houses and religious srines destroyed by Albaninan terrrorists in 2004 have not been repaired, regardless of what EU promissed.
The "bind up the wounds" can be seen in the new wounds EU creates in Serbia. EU blackmails Serbia with arrest of Karadzic and Mladic although they know too well that neither Karadzic nor Mladic are in Serbia nor have to do anything with Serbia's talks with EU.
Serbia is Europe, albeit not EU.
I am sure that if Serbia took an agressive stance and declared "we do not want to became a part of EU scam" EU will be even firmer and say "you will, you will"
Generousness and EU are oximoron if mentioned in the same sentence.
The Union was in fact NOT generous to the former Confederate states, no matter what Lincoln (who was assassinated soon after making that statement) said!!! Remember the harsh Congressional "Reconstruction"?
And since Serbia never succeded from anything, the anaology breaks down very fast.
What "sectarian demons"? My American ones, my Confederate ones or my orthodox Christian ones? I don't think there are any, or at least any that affect my views on Serbian issues.