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V4 discuss cultural programs offered during pandemic
The V4 member countries came up with many creative ideas and presented exciting new programs during the pandemic.
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Németh: Croatia is a key player to developing central Europe
“Central Europe is a success story and we want to make it even stronger but also expand it to all of Europe,” Zsolt Németh said.
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PM Orbán congratulates Poland on performance during V4 presidency
The prime minister told a press conference in Katowice that cooperation continued among V4 members despite the difficulties faced in the past year.
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FM: Hungarian V4 presidency will spare no effort to prevent imposition of global minimum tax
“It is our vital interest that tax policies should remain under national control,” the foreign minister said.
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PM Orbán: Hungarian V4 presidency will help group members restart economies
The Hungarian presidency of the Visegrad Group will promote the member countries' efforts to become winners of global economic changes.
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V4 are “pioneers” whose policies are now gaining a following among EU member states, says minister
Following a V4-Austria interior ministerial meeting in Budapest, Sándor Pintér said Hungary, the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia see eye to eye in all areas
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PM Orbán hands over V4 presidency to Slovakia
Hungary’s neighbor will lead the group for one year from July 1st. Slovakia’s prime minister Peter Pellegrini said, “thanks to the Hungarian presidency, Visegrád’s voice has rung out loudly”
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Visegrád Group countries sign a joint declaration on stepping up defense cooperation
Szilárd Németh, the Hungarian committee’s head, said the V4 should focus on increasing security and stability in the region, and serving peace and prosperity
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Head of Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee says Visegrád Group is the most successful alliance in the EU
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
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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets V4 heads of government
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
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PM Orbán and Hungary's foreign minister meet V4 and EU representatives to discuss western Balkans
V4 ministers and representatives from Croatia, Austria and Slovenia were in Budapest to attend a meeting with Péter Szijjártó, minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade
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V4 Group "stronger and more effective" says Hungary's foreign minister
Minister Szijjártó said that a number of central European countries have expressed interest in joining the alliance or partnering with it. However, the V4 have decided that they would not expand the alliance
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Hungary considers it an honor to hold V4 presidency
Brexit had demonstrated that the wills of member states cannot be overridden. Both the values and interests of Europe’s nations must be considered