Friends forever? The Role of the Visegrad Group and European Integration
The Visegrad Group celebrated its 25th anniversary in February 2016. Established as an initiative of three statesmen from the Central and Eastern European (CEE) region, this cooperation has experienced booms and crises. The aim of this paper is to analyse the function of this regional integration in...
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| description | The Visegrad Group celebrated its 25th anniversary in February 2016. Established as an initiative of three statesmen from the Central and Eastern European (CEE) region, this cooperation has experienced booms and crises. The aim of this paper is to analyse the function of this regional integration in the years following the end of bipolar system as Visegrad Group members headed down the road to Euro-Atlantic integration. To this end, I apply different theoretical approaches and attempt to explain the influence of key former politicians as well as new scenarios for the Visegrad Group’s position in the European Union. This analysis also covers the latest foreign policy changes and challenges facing CEE due to the involvement of a wider region that creates a counter-balance to the core EU. Statistical data and official documents from the Visegrad Group’s website strengthen these findings. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-85c30744fb4642d9b0da015b36fa17242022-12-21T20:39:19ZcesSciendoPolitics in Central Europe1801-34222016-12-0112311314010.1515/pce-2016-0019pce-2016-0019Friends forever? The Role of the Visegrad Group and European IntegrationSchmidt Andrea0University of Pecs, Central European University, State University of New York (Albany, USA) HungaryThe Visegrad Group celebrated its 25th anniversary in February 2016. Established as an initiative of three statesmen from the Central and Eastern European (CEE) region, this cooperation has experienced booms and crises. The aim of this paper is to analyse the function of this regional integration in the years following the end of bipolar system as Visegrad Group members headed down the road to Euro-Atlantic integration. To this end, I apply different theoretical approaches and attempt to explain the influence of key former politicians as well as new scenarios for the Visegrad Group’s position in the European Union. This analysis also covers the latest foreign policy changes and challenges facing CEE due to the involvement of a wider region that creates a counter-balance to the core EU. Statistical data and official documents from the Visegrad Group’s website strengthen these findings.https://doi.org/10.1515/pce-2016-0019regional cooperationeuropean unionforeign policy |
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| title | Friends forever? The Role of the Visegrad Group and European Integration |
| title_full | Friends forever? The Role of the Visegrad Group and European Integration |
| title_fullStr | Friends forever? The Role of the Visegrad Group and European Integration |
| title_full_unstemmed | Friends forever? The Role of the Visegrad Group and European Integration |
| title_short | Friends forever? The Role of the Visegrad Group and European Integration |
| title_sort | friends forever the role of the visegrad group and european integration |
| topic | regional cooperation european union foreign policy |
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