Vorwarts zuruck: Deutschland, Polen, Tschechien

In: Osteuropa, Band 56, Heft 10, S. 41-50

Abstract

With the ascension of Poland & the Czech Republic to the European Union in 2004, the road seemed clear for a final reconciliation with the Germans & for fruitful cooperation in Europe. However, reform fatigue & the participation of populist, nationalist & euro-sceptic groups in Eastern-Central Europe have, after a phase of rapprochement, led to stagnation or, in the case of Poland, a chill. Historical disputes as well as differences concerning relations with the United States & Russia as well as Europe's future are putting a strain on bilateral relations & putting at risk further European integration. Adapted from the source document.