Problems and Future Possibilities of Visegrad Cooperation
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Abstract
The Visegrad Cooperation was founded in 1991 by the newly independent three countries: Czechoslovakia (as it was called then, now Czech Republic and Slovak Republic), Hungary, and Poland. The spirit of the 14th century arose. Their aim was to promote joining Western integrations by mutual assistance. They had to face several problems during times which obstructed the cooperation for longer or shorter periods, but it has survived and it was able to find new goals for itself. Its 20th “birthday” was celebrated in 2011, and nowadays the role of regional integration is larger than ever before. At present there are still interfering factors which cause problems, so I shall examine them in my study and I shall outline the future possibilities of Visegrad Cooperation.