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This text argues that Eastern Europe’s convergence to EU standards in political and economic terms is an enormous challenge, which requires great determination from both sides. Meanwhile, actions taken by the EU so far prove that it does not see integration with its Eastern neighbors as an issue important enough to warrant investing significant resources in this process. At the same time, however, the EU – in part to maintain its credibility or possibly due to political and bureaucratic inertia – is unlikely to relinquish its policy of promoting its own model within its immediate neighborhood.