This is something I thought up now... well, actually it is a new spin on an old idea of mine - that Eastern Europe rejoin the Russians? Under this new method, there would be equal representation and then there would be a firm economic slant with a huge military, yes? There would be access to the Euro and also be bulk buying power - like comparing the economy of America for the future of joining to the economy of Greece now, yes? But, who needs Russia? The easterners could easily form a like sort of country, with all of them speaking the same languages and having similar culture, they could compliment each other well. Then, it would be like elevating to the buying power of England, of course.