News in Brief FM: V4 to jointly build a high-speed railway connecting Budapest, Bratislava, Brno and Warsaw Oct 02, 2018 The new two-track line would be suitable for trains up to a speed of 250 km/h. The trains will only stop in the three capital cities and Brno
News in Brief Former leader of Czech Republic Václav Klaus: Western hegemony is evidently over May 24, 2018 Europe is “weak and shaky” because of the prevailing EU ideology, which “systematically undermines” the traditional, historically proven pillars of Europe and deliberately strives to deconstruct the nation state, the family and even the man, said Václav Klaus
News in Brief [VIDEO] Stephen Bannon speaks at the V4 ”Future of Europe” conference in Budapest May 24, 2018 During his long-awaited appearance, Bannon wasted no time in kicking off his speech by praising Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. He also spoke about the media sphere in Europe and how there is not really a political opposition anymore but a ”media opposition”
News in Brief Best-selling author Douglas Murray says “we cannot possibly pick up everybody who wishes to come on board” May 24, 2018 On the migrant quota plans Douglas Murray said that it’s like “Brussels and Berlin think other member states should pick up the tab that Merkel and Juncker ran up.”
News in Brief Hungary’s FM: Europe hasn’t been this unstable since the Cold War May 23, 2018 “We want a Hungarian Hungary and a European Europe,” the foreign minister said
News in Brief The highly-anticipated V4 conference titled “The Future of Europe” will take place in Budapest tomorrow with an exciting line-up May 22, 2018 Leading politicians, renowned professors and well-known public figures will share their views with each other and with an audience at the conference
News in Brief V4 to launch a charity hotline to help each other’s citizens in need Apr 03, 2018 Solidarity between Hungary, the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia means providing help to people in need wherever they are
News in Brief Hungary celebrates 15 years of the successful coordinated tourism cooperation of the Visegrád Group (V4) Mar 29, 2018 Tourists coming from more remote parts of the world tend to go on tours involving several countries, and they are more inclined to visit the Central European region as a whole rather than individual countries
News in Brief Hungary’s FM: There is no closer and more effective cooperation in the EU than the V4 Mar 05, 2018 Péter Szijjártó, minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, said that the V4 has a voice that is heard throughout Europe and beyond and has become an important factor in shaping European political processes
Speeches and Remarks V4 Statement on the Future of Europe Jan 26, 2018 The Visegrad countries welcome the debate on the future of the EU as they believe that the EU is the best framework to face and tackle both internal and external challenges.
News in Brief Hungary holds V4 meeting with Australia to increase the group's competitiveness Jan 22, 2018 The meeting was the first on the ministerial level between the V4 and Australia, with talks between foreign ministers scheduled for February, Hungary's foreign minister said
News in Brief Head of Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee says Visegrád Group is the most successful alliance in the EU Dec 14, 2017 During a two-day meeting of the foreign affairs committees of the V4 countries, Zsolt Németh said that the influence of the central European region is growing
News in Brief V4 interior ministers agree that external borders must be protected to secure Schengen area Oct 06, 2017 During a meeting, held under Hungary’s V4 presidency, the interior ministers decided to offer help in protecting the external Schengen borders to all countries concerned
News in Brief Hungary's foreign minister says the country opposes the double standards set forth by the European Commission Sep 01, 2017 "We reject that the European Union should apply double standards in relation to anyone; we are regrettably observing that the European Commission is applying double standards in relation to Poland very intensively. This is unacceptable," Minister Szijjártó said
News in Brief Visegrád Four and Israel form a joint task force to fight terrorism Jul 20, 2017 Prime Minsiter Viktor Orbán announced that the parties will also establish a joint task force to promote technological cooperation
News in Brief V4 prime ministers send letter of support to Italian PM in light of growing migrant crisis Jul 20, 2017 The V4 are ready to contribute to Italian and European efforts aimed at halting the illegal flow of migrants from Libya and other parts of North Africa towards Europe – and especially towards Italy
Speeches and Remarks Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s statement to the press after the meeting between the prime ministers of the Visegrád Four and the Prime Minister of the State of Israel Jul 20, 2017 19 July 2017, Budapest
Speeches and Remarks Prime Minister Viktor Orbáns Presseerklärung nach dem Treffen der Visegráder Vier und dem Ministerpräsidenten des Staates Israel Jul 20, 2017 Budapest, den 19. Juli 2017
News in Brief Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets V4 heads of government Jul 19, 2017 The V4, comprised of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia, met with Israel under Hungary's presidency to discuss energy, innovation, and research and development
Speeches and Remarks Joint statement of the Prime Ministers of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia on dual quality of foodstuffs and other commodities Jul 19, 2017 Same quality for the same product across the EU
Speeches and Remarks Joint statement on the occasion of the annual summit of the Prime Ministers of the Visegrad Group and the Prime Minister of the State of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu Jul 19, 2017 Budapest, Hungary 19 July 2017