Simic also predicted Kosovo would not be a formal condition for Serbia's membership as long as there were Union members who refused to recognise Pristina's independence, though he stressed there would be plenty of informal pressure.
Simić je takođe predvideo da Kosovo neće biti formalni uslov za članstvo Srbije, sve dok postoje članovi Unije koji odbijaju da priznaju nezavisnost Prištine, mada je naglasio da će biti puno neformalnog pritiska.