01.03.09: New member states call for EU solidarity - 0 views
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Central and eastern European countries have called for solidarity among member states, as several western states look to national solutions to get themselves out of the current economic crisis. The gathering of nine member states, who all joined the bloc after 2004, also offered their public support to the European Commission to uphold the principles of the internal market and fight against protectionism.
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The newer member states have been alarmed by signs that richer member states intend to try and buy their way out of the crisis, an option not open to central and eastern countries. They have been calling for an EU response as a way of avoiding this trend, which could lead to a run towards economic nationalism.