Hungary’s President Katalin Novák attended the Visegrad Group Presidents’ Summit in Prague, where she emphasised the importance of maintaining the cooperation between the Visegrad countries. The cooperation has existed for almost 700 years and the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, and Slovakia intend to maintain it. Novák emphasised the need to protect the borders of the European Union and Schengen, take action against illegal mass migration, and protect against terrorist acts. She also drew attention to the situation of the Hungarian minority in Ukraine and called for the release of hostages.
The summit also discussed economic projects, such as the development of a high-speed rail network and the interconnection of energy networks. Novák emphasised the need to change negative demographic trends to maintain or increase Europe’s competitiveness. She called for understanding why not enough children are being born and helping young people have as many children as they want.
Peter Pavel, the Czech politician, said the summit helped identify areas for cooperation between the Visegrad countries. He suggested expanding the Visegrad Fund’s activities to Ukraine, other Eastern European Partnership countries, and the Western Balkans. The Hungarian President called for the amount to be doubled, allowing them to support initiatives strengthening cooperation between the four countries and helping other countries.
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