Magyar proposes expanding the Visegrad Group

The new Hungarian Prime Minister, Péter Magyar, has proposed expanding the Visegrad Group (V4) to include other countries.

He made this statement on Wednesday in Warsaw during a joint press conference with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, according to a Ukrinform correspondent.

The Hungarian prime minister noted that he would work to ensure that the Visegrad Group regains its vitality, authority, and influence within the European Union.

“Moreover, I am personally ready for us to expand this Visegrad cooperation to other countries—perhaps to the Scandinavian states, Austria, Croatia, Slovenia, Romania, or the countries of the Western Balkans that have not yet joined the European Union. The heart of Europe beats in Central and Eastern Europe, so we must work together to ensure that this continues for as long as possible and that this heart beats as strongly as possible,” Magyar noted.

He noted that during Hungary’s V4 presidency, which will last until the end of June, he will invite the prime ministers of Poland, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia to a summit in Budapest.

Mátyás Mátyás outlined the condition for opening the first cluster of negotiations on Ukraine’s accession to the EU.

Earlier, Péter Magyar stated that the issue of returning the frozen Ukrainian funds of Oschadbank would only be subject to negotiations after the official formation of the new government. 

Péter Magyar will make his first foreign visit to Poland to meet with Tusk.