tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492174345240444269.post4388403130657416640..comments2023-09-09T14:46:37.354+02:00Comments on Julien Frisch: CEE countries united for EU rescue planJulien Frischhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18167141111642456560noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492174345240444269.post-91231216137395548882009-02-21T10:33:00.000+01:002009-02-21T10:33:00.000+01:00I don't deny these facts. Actually, this pre-Summi...I don't deny these facts. Actually, this pre-Summit is a sign that these things still are not changing, that the CEE EU members still feel that they need to co-ordinate separately because the "old" members (could) ignore their positions.<BR/><BR/>So this pre-Summit is a symptom of a problem, and we have to cure the illness itself.Julien Frischhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18167141111642456560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492174345240444269.post-8568539570367126872009-02-20T22:58:00.000+01:002009-02-20T22:58:00.000+01:00I think that the fraction of the new member state ...I think that the fraction of the new member state have been overlooked in Western Europe in a great deal. The new member states have to cut bilateral deals with the USA on visa issues, they get financial assistance<BR/><A HREF="http://central.blogactiv.eu/2008/10/31/central-and-eastern-european-finance-ministers-are-queueing-in-washington/" REL="nofollow">only in Washington</A>, they trust only their American and fellow Central European military allies, Germany and Russia tries to lock them out from the energy market. I think the old member states either address the problem on a political level or the EU might be paralyzed for many years with a Western and Eastern bloc that will conflict on all issues. Given the EU institutions such conflicts will resolve in deadlocked vetoes.Antal Dánielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13982036207587080662noreply@blogger.com