If Belarus becomes a member of the European Union, its role in Europe will differ substantially from that which is played by the “newcomers” (those admitted in 2004) today: unlike Poland or Baltic states, Belarus will be an outpost of “Old Europe” in the east of the European continent.
If Belarus becomes a member of the European Union, its role in Europe will differ substantially from that which is played by the “newcomers” (those admitted in 2004) today: unlike Poland or Baltic states, Belarus will be an outpost of “Old Europe” in the east of the European continent.
When the Baltic countries entered NATO and the European Union a couple of years ago, many thought it was the end of the centuries-old "red line." Euro-Atlantic organizations had crossed into the former Russian and Soviet empires.
In September 2004, the Russian city of Novgorod hosted an international conference entitled Russia at the Turn of the Century: Hopes and Reality. Its organizers were the RIA Novosti news agency, the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, Russia in Global Affairs, and The Moscow Times.