Is 'new Europe' growing wary of Washington?
Berlin - US President George W Bush and his key security advisers fly to the Latvian capital Riga for a NATO summit this month just as relations between Washington and its Eastern European allies appear to be undergoing another change in mood.
More recently, however, a more sceptical approach to falling in behind Washington appears to be be taking shape in parts of Central and Eastern Europe following Iraq's plunge into chaos and a change to governments in many CEE countries which are less enthusiastic about adhering too closely to the US line.
Now, with the experience of being in the club, and of Russia trying to drive a wedge between members, they're leading the call for more common EU policies,' said Prime Minister Robert Fico of Slovakia.
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