欧盟东扩的利益和文化认同因素探析

Analysing the Function of Culture Indentity and Interests in EU's Eastward Expension

欧共体/欧盟先后经历了六次扩大,而欧盟东扩是最具特殊意义的一次,其规模之大前所未有,更是结束了战后欧洲的分裂。本文以欧盟(包括西欧、中东欧)这个整体为基本分析单位,中东欧国家与西欧国家为次级单位。在这样的视点下重点对共同的文化认同以及利益诉求在欧盟扩大特别是欧盟东扩中的作用,对共同文化认同为什么会起作用,欧盟东扩为何能获得安全利益进行考量。

European Community （EC）/European Union （EU） has undergone six periods of enlargement. And the EU＇s eastward expension is the most significant on its unprecedented scale and puts an end to the European division. This paper would consider EU （including Western Europe, Central and Eastern Europe） as a basic nint, and Western Europe or Eastern Europe as a sub - unit. It mainly analyses the function of cultural identity and interest in EU＇ s easrward expension process and tries to answer the queatians of ＂why does common identity function＂and＂how does EU obtain security from EU＇ s easrward enlargement＂un theoretic basis.