Central Europe and the Visegrad Cooperation: Historical and Policy Perspectives

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Three decades passed since the democratic transformation of East-Central European countries and the establishment of the Visegrád cooperation. The emerging roles of régiónál partnerships, the strengthening of the V4 Group in the European Union and particular ly the strong economic growth results and prospects of its four member states all contribute to a growing interest in this régiónál formai. It is therefore appropriate to analyse the political and socio-economic processes in the region from the distinet Central European perspective of the volume's esteemed authors consisting of well recognized senior experts of all V4 member states and researeh institutes. The first edition of this textbook on Central Europe and the Visegrád cooperation presents the brief history of the régiónál cooperation, the road to the EU accession of 2004, the Groups role ín contemporary European polities, as well as internál dynamics and foreign relations of the V4 Group. We hope that students and... Tovább

Fülszöveg

Three decades passed since the democratic transformation of East-Central European countries and the establishment of the Visegrád cooperation. The emerging roles of régiónál partnerships, the strengthening of the V4 Group in the European Union and particular ly the strong economic growth results and prospects of its four member states all contribute to a growing interest in this régiónál formai. It is therefore appropriate to analyse the political and socio-economic processes in the region from the distinet Central European perspective of the volume's esteemed authors consisting of well recognized senior experts of all V4 member states and researeh institutes. The first edition of this textbook on Central Europe and the Visegrád cooperation presents the brief history of the régiónál cooperation, the road to the EU accession of 2004, the Groups role ín contemporary European polities, as well as internál dynamics and foreign relations of the V4 Group. We hope that students and experts who use this book will receive the neeessary scientific background to recognize the importance of East-Central European countries and their voice within the Euro-Atlantic community. ín the last three decades a number of international and régiónál alliances were established involving the countries of the region. Several formats were adapted, such as the pre-integration projects of CEFTA, CEI and the V4, reductionist cooperation formats as the Weimar Triangle and Slavkov, issue-based initiatives focusing on transport networks as TSI and 16+1, as well as partnerships focusing on defence, as the B9 and the CEDC. Among these, the V4 is the most well-known, a platform which, as we believe, is able to facilitate further cooperation, serves as the very core of Central European polities and contributes to the emerging relevance of this pivotal region in Europe.
Péter Stepper Vissza