This event is perceived by many as the end of "American imperialism" in Europe, however the U.S. continued to bolster pro-American regimes and kept a strong hold over part of the continent in the form of the Paris Group, a EU-like alliance between France, the Benelux Countries, Germany, Italy (northern Italy to be exact) and Austria. Eastern Europe became a string of pro-Union State nations in a polish-led bloc known as the Intermarium. The Intermarium joined the Eurasian Customs Union and the member states became de facto part of the Eastern Powers.