Last but not least, with Central and East European countries, who have always been keen on strong euro-atlantic bond.
History and relationships are shaped by people as much as by events. In Europe, we are now entering a phase of political conjuncture of new atlanticism with, on one hand, Germany of Angela Merkel reassuming its traditional role of backbone of the euro-atlantic relationship and relaunching interesting ideas such as the New Transatlantic Economic Partnership. And with France of Nicolas Sarkozy on the other hand, who is probably the most pro-atlanticist French president ever. Last but not least, with Central and East European countries, who have always been keen on strong euro-atlantic bond.