10th Anniversary Of EU Eastern Expansion Nears

NY - APRIL 16: A marker indicates the official border line on the Germany side of the border with Poland as the Oder River and Poland are visible behind on April 16, 2014 in Frankfurt an der Oder, Germany. 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.