Generally EU has very positive influence to Eastern European countries. Problem with EU is that they have negative influence to itself.
My qualm with the EU is the value and influence of the Euro, not their attitude toward the former soviet bloc :)
"Generally EU has very positive influence to Eastern European countries. "
The Old European economies are stagnant and becoming disfunctional - Poland and Ukraine are far more vibrant and I think that growth will continue here at the expense of France, Germany, etc.