Fears and hopes on EU's new frontier

  • 2003-07-10
  • Steve Roman
AFP NARVAWith Estonia slated to be the European Union's new eastern border on May 1, 2004, residents along its 461-kilometer border with Russia are looking to their future with a mixture of optimism and trepidation.In the northeastern city of Narva, Estonia's third largest city with a population of 70,000, concern is high over the changes that EU membership could bring, if the country of 1.4 million people votes in favor of EU membership in the Sept. 14 referendum.Because of its location at the Russian border and the fact that 95 percent of its residents are Russian-speakers, Narva is uniqu...
 
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