Hungary, Slovakia, Poland, and Czechia express varied levels of support and opposition towards Ursula von der Leyen’s potential second term as the President of the European Commission. While Hungary ...
The Visegrad Four (V4), comprising the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia, have long been united by geographical proximity and shared historical experiences. However, the panel discussion featuring ...
In February this year the European Commission presented new EU targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. How do the Visegrad Group countries assess the Commission's proposal?
By Rudolf Berkes, ...
Just as the other EU countries, the Visegrad states are endangered by the amplification of manipulated information and the pandemic has only contributed to the problem. Combatting disinformation is a whole ...
The Visegrad region has been hit hard by the pandemic and its economic fallout, but major funds are available to support the recovery and transition to towards a greener and more digitalised economy. ...
Visegrad countries will benefit from the Next Generation EU - the 750 bn worth stimulus post-pandemic recovery package - through its various mechanisms and facilities. Following infographic offers a breakdown ...
Listen to the podcast from the online event - Winners and Losers of the pandemic - the Visegrad outlook.
The pandemic has laid bare all of the weaknesses – and in some rare cases also strengths – ...
According to the Visegrad Four countries, the Commission’s Digital Services Act is necessary but Europe must avoid censorship and any other forms of violation of the right to freedom of expression. One ...
... minority rights. All in all, V4 countries are rather partners.
Is V4 region seen as one entity, or do the Baltic States hold separate relations with individual Visegrad countries?
The situation has ...
While the V4 are the main beneficiaries of EU subsidies, and the insufficient use of EU funds remains one of the most burning systemic issues the region is facing, the Visegrád Group is nowhere near unified ...
The V4 ignores climate threats, attempts to extend fossil fuel burning, violates air pollution limits and undermines the development of renewable energies. Visegrad+ Renewable Energy platform has been ...
What is the future defense cooperation in Europe going to look like and what will the role of Visegrad Group countries be? How do Germans look at the current development in Poland or Hungary? EURACTIV ...
All Visegrad Group countries declare their commitment to the enlargement of the EU and NATO, with a unanimous focus on integrating Western Balkan (WB) countries. This unanimity fades in relation to Kosovo, ...
The French perspective on Visegrad has gone through a certain amount of evolutions since the summer of 2015, which marks a turning point in going from a relative unknown to an object of increased interest, ...
... about lack of qualified work force, rising wages and little applied research.
But Slovakia’s case shouldn’t be considered as representative of the whole Visegrad Group.
On one hand, the penetration ...
... of the states differed a lot and the Visegrad countries were not an exception.
Authors: Lukáš Hendrych, Lucia Yar, Michał Strzałkowski, Łukasz Gadzała, Edit Zgut
The European Commission’s proposal ...
... to agree to a deal on the whole package before the upcoming European parliament elections in 2019.
According to the Commission’s proposal, Visegrád countries are set to receive about a quarter less in ...
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By Michał Strzałkowski
Is the Visegrad Group perceived in Ukraine as an important partner?
The Visegrad Group is not seen as a coherent international player or one homogenous cooperation partner. ...
... Zgut (Political Capital), Zuzana Gabrižová (EURACTIV Slovakia) and Hanna Yukhymenko (EURACTIV Poland)
When the Visegrad group joined the EU in 2004, its citizens expected that the region will catch ...
... CO2 emissions, tackling air pollution and protecting its primeval forest. As a matter of fact, it has the worst results in the whole Visegrad Group which includes also the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia. ...