10th Anniversary Of EU Eastern Expansion Nears

SLUBICE, POLAND - APRIL 16: People walk across the bridge that connects the Polish town of Slubice and the German city of Frankfurt an der Oder at the German-Polish border on April 16, 2014 in Slubice, Poland. May 1 will mark ten years since the European Union expanded east, taking in countries like Poland, the Czech Republic and the Baltic states as new members. And though the border region between Germany and Poland is flourishing with trade and cultural exchange, the open border has also brought a sharp rise in crime, especially car theft, in communities in Germany close to Poland. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)