Expanding European Unity: Central and Eastern EuropeLászló Károly Marácz Rodopi, 1999 - 170 páginas Since the fall of the Berlin wall in 1989 the former Communist countries of Central and Eastern Europe have been pushing for a quick 'return to Europe'. The project of 'expanding European unity' is in full progress, however, so far none of the former Soviet bloc countries have been able to join the European Union. Technical problems, related to financial management and administrative matters, still have to be overcome, but more fundamental issues are also at stake: what are the borders of Central and Eastern Europe? And will the eastward expansion of the European Union be conducted on the basis of western images and stereotypes of `the East'? This volume examines the state of affairs after ten years of attempts to further enlarge the Union. Written by authors from 'the East' as well as 'the West' some of the articles focus on the general issue of how to distinguish between Western, Central and Eastern Europe, while others discuss the specific situation of the countries that are closest to joining the European Union: Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary. |
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Erik Dirksen | 17 |
Kristian Gerner | 37 |
Guarding the Hungarian Language and Identity | 69 |
The Polish Experience | 91 |
Peter Bugge | 111 |
Bert Wiskie | 131 |
György Éger | 151 |
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