Are Eastern and/or Central Europe a relatively blind spot?

[Koen G]

Please let us not get sidetracked by the definition of Eastern Europe, which is not set in stone. From the Wiki: Eastern Europe is the region of the European continent between Western Europe and Asia. There is no consistent definition of the precise area it covers, partly because the term has a wide range of geopolitical, geographical, ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic connotations."

To be precise, I meant Czech Republic, Hungary etc.