Integrationism, interests and power in a troubled European Union. The Eastern Challenge.

An interview with Federico Bordonaro, Europe Editor, Senior Analyst with the Power and Interest News Report, by Stefan Bocioaca, editor of the Romanian website globalizarea.com. The E.U. enlargement has created an enormous political space, but it has at the same time caused a series of problems (demographic, economic, institutional and political). The E.U. is, for the moment, split between a more Atlanticist vision and a pro-Eurasian orientation. For E.U. states, the real challenge is to gain more political independence without causing friction with the U.S. A difficult task, which requires intelligent, determined and realistic political leadership. http://www.diploweb.com/english/bor06094.htm