Times have changed exceptionally fast. Extraordinary illusions have been nourished in Eastern Europe in the past decade concerning European integration. While the dream seems nearly fulfilled for ‘new Europe’ and postponed indefinitely for ‘wider Europe’ its contents have seriously changed under the test of real politics. The reprimand of new Europe’s policy stand in the Iraq conflict by core European members is just one signal of what Eastern Europe countries become by integration with Western Europe: modest contributors, whose opinions are weighted by the contributions to the budget of the Union and their lack of experience as members. As to wider Europe countries, as Europe is first and foremost concerned on securing its borders against immigrants from these countries,governments, regardless if democratic or authoritarian, are likely to be the main dialogue partners, not civil society.