East-West Divide in the European Union: Legacy or Developmental Failure?
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Date
2021
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Publisher
European Institute of Romania
Abstract
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 is mainly socio-economic, even though often narrated as a political divide between older and newer Member States. The article explores in depth the 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.
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This is an open access article under the CC-BY 4.0 license, available at: http://rjea.ier.gov.ro/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/articol-6.pdf
The article is published in Romanian Journal of European Affairs.
The author Bârgăoanu Alina is affiliated to SNSPA, Faculty of Communication and Public Relations.
The author Durach Flavia is affiliated to SNSPA, Faculty of Communication and Public Relations.
Keywords
Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), East-West divide, European Union (EU)
Citation
Volintiru, C., Bârgăoanu, A., Ștefan, G. & Durach, F. (2021). East-West Divide in the European Union: Legacy or Developmental Failure?. Romanian Journal of European Affairs, 21 (1), 93-121.