B W

02.05.2014 , 10:01 Uhr

I am writing to you in order to suggest you to reconsider the use of the term "Eastern European" in your article.

The term "Eastern Europe" is a very loaded term in modern Europe, especially in the context of strong Central European identity of Poland, the Czech Republic and so on. Relegating them to (Central and) Eastern Europe (which is confused with the Eastern Bloc) is a faux pas from the point of view of the readers, especially if their geographic location is actually west to Europe's geographical midpoint (in Lithuania) and, in fact the term Eastern Europe is very vague, similarly, Western Europe (confused with the Western Bloc during the Cold War two decades ago). Now it is rather controversial and divisive, while not adding any value. There is not much justification for them.

Culturally and geographically, Poland (for example) is in western Europe. It just happens to be poorer and suffered 45 years of communism than the average of the countries of the former Western Bloc.

I hope that helps. Perhaps the better idea is to consider Europe as a whole, or by its economic blocks, like the EU, including a whole spectrum, rather than dividing Europe without a clear necessity (the Cold War is over over two decades ago).

I hope you will find this video inspiring as well as explaining why

regionalising Europe, which is small already, is a bad idea:

http://www.economist.com/blogs/easternapproaches/2012/07/%E2%80%9Ceast%E2%80%9D-dead