Today, more then ever was on display that EU doe's really know what they want to do with Eastern European countries that are not members.

And that they are unable to stop nationalist pretensions of current members toward non members states as in case of Bulgaria.

But the failure is currently abated by NATO expansion and Russia and China not being able to play in that space role needed to get them into their sphere.

While I understand that EU was not ready for some negative aspects of 2004 enlargement almost two decades passed and the absolute shambles of EU Foreign Policy and enlargement now contributes negatively to stability of said countries.