[Judon ap Concar]

Europe is a geographical concept and therefore quite loose. Western civilisation is something I am more familiar with. It has emerged from a peculiar sincretism between Roman, Celtic and Teutonic heritages. By the way, I think North America used to be an integral part of the western civilisation, but their identity is being challenged by major ethnic changes.

The Byzantine heritage that eastern Slavs and Balkanic people share is belonging to another cultural realm. We see it at a very practical levels with the difficulty that the Greeks have to integrate in the EU.

I do not think that western and Byzantine civilisations could cohabit in a single state. We shall seek strategic partnership for sure, and this is even vital. But it is an illusion to believe that we are one and the same.