New iron curtain divides Europe MatthewLynn Friday, February 10, 2006 When eight countries from the old communist empire in the east joined the European Union in May 2004, the rhetoric was all about healing historic divisions. And now? The relationship between eastern and western Europe is increasingly fractious. The easterners are becoming truculent members of the EU, while the westerners are growing ever more suspicious of their new partners in trade. An iron curtain is descending across Europe once again. The old one was political, the new one is economic. "This is one of the big issues facing the EU,"...