Europe's big gamble: this month, ten countries--eight from the old Soviet bloc--join the European Union. Longtime members are betting that an expanded Europe will rival the U.S. as an economic superpower. But the newest EU citizens have more pressing concerns. A report from the road.

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  • Author(s): Belt, Don
  • Source:
    National Geographic. May, 2004, Vol. 205 Issue 5, p54, 12 p.