Greater Europe

Greater Europe

Greater Europe refers to the idea of an extended or developed Europe. This generally implies a Europe which transcends traditional boundaries, including transcontinental European countries, [ [http://books.google.com/books?id=rHYZk-t7dI0C&pg=PA158&dq=%22Greater+Europe%22+eurasia&as_brr=0&sig=ACfU3U1jqYUJQuA1RmHnBnL6Sna3HTbP8g] ] or those in close proximity with a strong European heritage. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F07E0DB123DF932A15752C0A9669C8B63 Coca-Cola Forms 2 New Overseas Units] ; The New York Times; 21 January 2000; retrieved 7 August 2008] It may specifically deal with future scenarios of enlargement or development of the European Union, to the point of a Federal Europe or the Eurosphere, [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/monitoring/36621.stm Russian media reports on Yeltsin's pledge to cut troops] ; BBC News; 3 December 1997; retrieved 7 August 2008] [ [http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,1433,1578602,00.html EU and Russia Agree to Strengthen Ties] ; DW-world; 10 May 2005; retrieved 7 August 2008] [ [http://www.euractiv.com/en/enlargement/commission-creates-wider-europe-task-force/article-113166 Commission creates 'Wider Europe' task force] ; EurActiv; 10 July 2003; retrieved 7 August 2008] or a "re-unified" Europe after the fall of the Iron curtain. [ [http://books.google.com/books?id=MzlYIgAACAAJ&dq=%22Greater+Europe%22&as_brr=0] ]

ee also

*Eurosphere
*European century
*European Union

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