Germany and the East Central Europe Since 1990

activities admission agreement applies attitude Baltic become bilateral Bonn border Central Europe Central European close concept concerned connection continue cooperation countries created Czech Republic Czech-German defence demands direct East Eastern economic enlargement especially establishment European countries evident example existence expected fact factors Federal forces foreign foreign policy former further future German policy Germany's historical Hungarian Hungary important individual influence institutions integration interests issues Länder major membership military minister Ministry minority multilateral NATO naturally negotiations neighbours objectives organizations past played Poland Polish political population position possible Prague problems question reform regards region relations remains representatives result role Russia share side significant situation Slovak Slovakia social society sphere structures Sudeten German Table territory trade treaty Ukraine Union vis-à-vis West Western