V4 bloc seeks united front ahead of EU summit

The heads of government of Poland, Slovakia, Hungary and the Czech Republic
have concluded an informal meeting of the Visegrad Group held in Krynica,
Poland. The gathering was designed to cement a common stance ahead of an
upcoming EU summit, to be held in Bratislava on September 16, focused on
post-Brexit EU reforms. Also present at the “V4+1” gathering was
Ukrainian PM Volodymyr Groysman, who received backing from the other prime
ministers over Ukraine’s eventual joining of the EU. I spoke with Radko
Hokovský, head of the European Values think-tank, and began by asking him
whether a common stance is easier said than done for this group.

Published: 
Wednesday, September 7, 2016