East-West Divide in the European Union: Legacy or Developmental Failure?

East-West Divide in the European Union: Legacy or Developmental Failure?

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EU goes through a realignment process in the context of the demise of multilateralism, yet the impact of this process on the 11 new Member States from Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) is rarely discussed.There is a persistent East-West divide in the EU that Apple Corer is mainly socio-economic, even though often narrated as a political divide between older and newer Member States.The article explores in depth the Ball - Accessories current developmental metrics in CEE and argues that the progress that has been achieved in overall levels of convergence in the EU is yet to be reflected at subnational level, where great disparities persist.

It is the developmental divide that continues to inform political divisions in Europe.