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Czech Presidency of the Visegrad Group

 

July 2011 - June 2012


"Visegrad Innovative"
Programme of the Czech Presidency of the Visegrad Group

Main planned events during the Czech V4 Presidency

Meeting of the V4 Defense Policy Directors

The Ministry of Defense of the Czech Republic organizes in Prague on April 24 - 25, 2012, a meeting of the V4 Defense Policy Directors that will be the last major event of the Czech presidency in… more ►

Consultations of V4 foreign ministries’ analytics

Date: 24.04.2012 , Venue: Czernin Palace, Prague

On the 24th April 2012, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic organises an annual directorial meeting of analytical departments… more ►

Statement of the V4 countries

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Ministers of foreign affairs of the V4 countries during their meeting in the margins of the North Atlantic Council, that took place on April 19, 2012, adopted a statement regarding the decision… more ►

Visegrad Group Declaration „Responsibility for a Strong NATO“

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The Declaration of the Visegrad Group „Responsibility for a Strong NATO“ was presented in Brussels on April 18, 2012. It happened in the margins of the joint foreign affairs and defence… more ►

V4 round table on Afghanistan

This Thursday, March 29, 2012, the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic organizes expert discussion seminar, so-called “Round Table”, on the topic of Afghanistan. Representatives of both the… more ►

Meeting of V4+6 Transport Ministers with Commissioner S. Kallas

Prague, 22/3/2012: V4 Ministers for Transport met EU Commissioner Siim Kallas and their counterparts from Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania and Slovenia. They discussed proposals of… more ►

V4 and Slovenia Representatives Met in Prague to Discuss the Future of the Cohesion Policy

Prague, 22 March, 2012: Officials of the Visegrad Group and Slovenia met in Prague to discuss a new concept of the Cohesion Policy. Officials of the five countries informally debated about their… more ►

V4 and Eastern Partnership Foreign Ministers, Ashton and Füle met in Prague

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Date: 05.03.2012 , Venue: Prague, Czernin Palace

The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Visegrad Group and Eastern Partnership countries met at Černín Palace in Prague on 5 March 2012. more ►

Ministers of agriculture V4+3 discussed a future financing of rural areas after 2013

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A rural development in 2014-2020, food quality and aquaculture were on the agenda of the meeting of Agriculture Ministers of the Visegrad Group with their colleagues from Romania, Bulgaria and… more ►

V4 countries will present themselves together on distant tourist markets

Prague, 14 February 2012 - Directors of national tourists head offices and governmental representatives of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia signed the Protocol on cooperation in… more ►

Czech Representation hosts Visegrad Four Prime Ministers

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Heads of Government of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia coordinated their positions before an informal EU summit at the Czech Permanent Representation. more ►

Václav Havel - Real Homo Visegradicus

The decease of the former Czechoslovak and Czech President Václav Havel entails a passing of a great politician and a moral authority. Almost fairytale-like story, when the Power of the Powerless… more ►

Prague: Conference “My Hero-Your Enemy: Listening to Understand”, December 1-3, 2011

The conference „My Hero-Your Enemy: Listening to Understand“ took place under the auspices of Foreign Ministers of the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia in the Czernin Palace on December 1-3,… more ►

The V4 Ministers for Education discussed reforms of tertiary education

The Ministers for Education of the Visegrad Group met on November 15 in Olomouc to discuss reforms to be adopted in the area of tertiary education. more ►

Zbiroh: Meeting of Ministers of the Environment of the V4 Countries, Bulgaria and Romania, November 7-8, 2011

18th Meeting of Ministers of the Environment of the V4 Countries, Bulgaria and Romania took place on November 7-8, 2011, at the Zbiroh castle. The main topics were an analysis of options to move… more ►

Prague – Summit of V4 Prime Ministers, October 14, 2011

The Czech Republic, currently the presiding country of the Visegrad quartet, hosted a Summit in Prague on Firday 14th October, which was attended by the Prime Ministers Viktor Orban of Hungary… more ►

Luxembourg – Meeting of Foreign Ministers of the V4 Countries and Benelux, October 10, 2011

After the Foreign Affairs Council on October 10, 2011, the working meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Visegrad Group Countries and Benelux took place in Luxembourg. more ►

Budapest, Visegrad – Summit of Presidents of the V4 countries, October 7-8, 2011

On October 7 – 8, 2011, the summit of Presidents of the V4 countries took place in Hungary. Upon an invitation by President of the Republic of Hungary, Mr. Pál Schmitt, President of the Czech… more ►

Prague – Meeting of the V4 State Secretaries for EU Affairs, October 7, 2011

The meeting of the State Secretaries for EU Affairs of the V4 countries took place in the Czernin Palace on October 7, 2011. The invitation by 1st Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech… more ►

Mikulov – V4 Culture ministers discussed cooperation at the EU level

On October 6 – 7, 2011, representatives of the V4 Culture Ministries met upon the invitation by Czech Minister of Culture, Mr. Jiří Besser. At the end of this key meeting a memorandum was signed… more ►

Prague – Meeting of the V4 Representatives with Commissioner for Development, Mr. Andris Piebalgs, October 5-6, 2011

V4 consultations with the member of the European Commission responsible for development, Mr. Andris Piebalgs, took place on October, 5 – 6, 2011, in Prague. The Commissioner presented to the V4… more ►

Conference of Presidents of Parliaments of V4 countries, 15-16 September 2011

Conference of Presidents of Parliaments of V4 Countries took place in Prague on September 15-16, 2011 under the chairmanship of H.E. Milan Štěch, President of the Senate of the Parliament of the… more ►

Brno - Meeting of the Defence Policy Directors of the Visegrad Group’s Ministries of Defence

On September 12 and 13, 2011, a meeting of the Defence Policy Directors of the Visegrad Group’s Ministries of Defence will take place in Brno. The meeting will be immediately followed by the… more ►

České Budějovice - Meeting of the Agriculture Ministers of the V4 Countries, Bulgaria, Romania and Slovenia

Ahead of the biggest Czech agricultural exhibition “Země živitelka”, on August 24, 2011, České Budějovice hosted one of the most prestigious agricultural events: a meeting of the Agricultural… more ►

Statement of the Visegrad countries on the situation in Ukraine

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The Visegrad countries - the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia - express their concern with the recent situation in Ukraine triggered by the decision of the Pechersk District Court and… more ►

Ljubljana – Presentation of the Czech V4 Presidency

During his working visit to Ljubljana the Czech National V4 Coordinator presented priorities of the Czech V4 Presidency. more ►

Prague – Consultations of the Heads of the Security Policy Departments of the V4 MFAs.

The consultations of the Heads of the Security Policy Departments of the V4 MFAs took place in the Czernin Palace on July 11, 2011. The meeting’s agenda was focused on cooperation in current… more ►

Budapest – Presentation of the Czech V4 Presidency

The Czech V4 Coordinator presented priorities of the V4 Presidency Program at the Czech Embassy in Budapest. more ►

Warsaw – Memorandum of Understanding – IVF – Taiwan

Memorandum of understanding on scientific cooperation between the National Science Council (NSC) of Taiwan and the International Visegrad Fund was signed at the Embassy of the Czech Republic in… more ►

Madrid - Exhibition to the 20th V4 Anniversary

The Exhibition commemorating the 20th Anniversary of establishing the Visegrád Group was opened in the seat of the EC Representation in Madrid on June 21, 2011 more ►

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