Visegrad Group (V4) represents informal grouping of 4 Central European countries the Slovak Republic, the Czech Republic, Hungary and the Republic of Poland. This is a lively and informal regional structure of 4 EU and NATO Member States, which share the same values, share a common history, culture and geographical position.
The V4 is a dynamic regional grouping of EU Member States, which creates scope for strengthening coordination and consultation mechanisms to find common positions and positions on topical issues of foreign and European policy, regional development, economic and cultural cooperation. The only institution of this grouping is International Visegrad Fundbased in Bratislava, which in 1999 formed the governments of four Member States and which supports civil society in the V4 countries.
On 1 July 2022, the Slovak Republic took over the Presidency of the Visegrad Group, which will last one year (until 30 June 2023). The Slovak Republic took it from Hungary and handed it over to the Czech Republic next year.
The programme of the Slovak Presidency can be found on this Page.
