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I am pleased to inform you that on July 1, 2025, Hungary took over the presidency of the Visegrád Group from Poland, a role it will fulfil for one year, until June 30, 2026, and then pass it on to Slovakia.

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Hungarian Presidency 1.7.2021 - 30.6.2022

Speaker-level meetings


The Hungarian National Assembly organized an official meeting of the Speakers of Parliaments of the Visegrád Group (V4) at the Royal Palace in Visegrád on 23 September 2021. For the second time during the Hungarian V4 presidency, the leaders of the parliaments of the Visegrád countries visited Hungary at the invitation of László Kövér, Speaker of the National Assembly. The Czech Chamber of Deputies was represented by Speaker Radek Vondráček, the Czech Senate by President Miloš Vystrčil, the Polish Senate by Marshal Tomasz Grodzki, the Polish Sejm by Deputy Marshal Ryszard Terlecki and the National Council of the Slovak Republic by Deputy Speaker Gábor Grendel.



An informal meeting of the Parliamentary Presidents/Speakers of the Visegrad countries took place between 15-16 July 2021 at Károlyi Castle in Fehérvárcsurgó, as the first parliamentary event of the Visegrad Group’s (V4) Hungarian Presidency.


Committee-level meetings


On 17-18 February 2022, a meeting in person of the Committees on Foreign Affairs of the national Parliaments of Visegrád (V4) countries and France was held in Budapest, organised by the Hungarian National Assembly under the Hungarian Presidency of the Visegrád Group (V4). The meeting discussed the EU's foreign and security policy relations within and outside the European continent, as well as the most pressing foreign and security policy challenges. The event was hosted by Zsolt Németh, Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Hungarian National Assembly, and was also attended by Mihály Balla and Zsolt Csenger-Zalán, Deputy Chairmen of the Committee.



In the framework of the Hungarian Presidency of the Visegrád Group (V4), a meeting of the defence and law enforcement committees of the national Parliaments of Visegrád (V4) countries and Slovenia was held in Debrecen on 27-28 January 2022, organised by the Hungarian National Assembly. Discussions were held on issues related to the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum and on defence co-operation among V4 countries. The event was hosted by Lajos Kósa, Chair of the National Assembly’s Committee on Defence and Law Enforcement, and attended by dr. Miklós Simon, Deputy Chair of the Committee, and Mónika Bartos, Member of the Committee.



Organised by the Hungarian National Assembly under the Hungarian V4 Presidency, a videoconference of the Committees on Economics of the national Parliaments of the Visegrad Countries was held on 10 December 2021. The event was hosted by Erik Bánki, Chair of the Committee on Economics of the Hungarian National Assembly, with participants including Vice-Chair dr. Tamás Mellár and Committee Member Gábor Varga.


Polish Presidency 1.7.2020 - 30.6.2021

Speaker-level meetings


The Speakers of Parliament of Poland, which is currently holding the presidency of the Visegrád Group (V4), namely Elżbieta Witek, Marshal of the Polish Sejm, and Tomasz Grodzki, Marshal of the Polish Senate, hosted the Speakers of V4 Parliaments in Topacz Castle near Wrocław on 11 June 2021.


At the initiative of the Speakers of Parliament of Poland, which is currently holding the presidency of the Visegrád Group (V4), Speakers of the V4 Parliaments held an online meeting on 21 April 2021.


The meeting Speakers of the Visegrad Group (V4) was held online on 12 January 2021, in the framework of the Polish Presidency of the Visegrad Group upon the invitation of Elżbieta Witek, Marshal of the Polish Sejm and Tomasz Grodzki, Marshal of the Polish Senate.

Committee-level meetings



At the initiative of Marek Matuszewski, the Vice-Chair of the Polish Sejm’s Committee on Physical Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Visegrad Countries’ committees on issues related to sports and tourism held a video conference on 22 June 2021 with the attendance of delegations from the Polish Sejm, the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic, the National Council of the Slovak Republic, and the Hungarian National Assembly.



Marek Suski, Chair of the Polish Sejm’s Committee on Energy, Climate and State Assets, hosted a Video Conference for the Committees on Energy of the Parliaments of the Visegrad Countries on 9 June 2021.


A video conference of the Committees on Foreign Affairs of the Parliaments of the Visegrad countries took place on 8 June 2021 on the initiative of Marek Kuchciński, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Polish Sejm.

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Programme of the Hungarian V4 presidency

Hungary holds the presidency of the Visegrád Group (V4) from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026. The main goal of the Hungarian V4 presidency is to improve the competitiveness of the region, to stimulate growth with the motto "Competitive Visegrád". The presidency program has identified three priority areas: competitiveness, security, and connectivity. The programme is available: https://www.visegradgroup.eu/home/v4-presidency​​​​​​

 


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