Friends forever? The Role of the Visegrad Group and European Integration

The Visegrad Group celebrated its 25th anniversary in February 2016. Established as an initiative of three statesmen from the Central and Eastern European (CEE) region, this cooperation has experienced booms and crises. The aim of this paper is to analyse the function of this regional integration in...

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Autor principal:	Schmidt Andrea
Formato:	article
Lenguaje:	CS EN SK
Publicado:	Sciendo 2016
Materias:	regional cooperation european union foreign policy Political science J
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:85c30744fb4642d9b0da015b36fa17242021-12-02T19:10:15ZFriends forever? The Role of the Visegrad Group and European Integration1801-342210.1515/pce-2016-0019https://doaj.org/article/85c30744fb4642d9b0da015b36fa17242016-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1515/pce-2016-0019https://doaj.org/toc/1801-3422The Visegrad Group celebrated its 25th anniversary in February 2016. Established as an initiative of three statesmen from the Central and Eastern European (CEE) region, this cooperation has experienced booms and crises. The aim of this paper is to analyse the function of this regional integration in the years following the end of bipolar system as Visegrad Group members headed down the road to Euro-Atlantic integration. To this end, I apply different theoretical approaches and attempt to explain the influence of key former politicians as well as new scenarios for the Visegrad Group’s position in the European Union. This analysis also covers the latest foreign policy changes and challenges facing CEE due to the involvement of a wider region that creates a counter-balance to the core EU. Statistical data and official documents from the Visegrad Group’s website strengthen these findings.Schmidt AndreaSciendoarticleregional cooperationeuropean unionforeign policyPolitical scienceJCSENSKPolitics in Central Europe, Vol 12, Iss 3, Pp 113-140 (2016)
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description	The Visegrad Group celebrated its 25th anniversary in February 2016. Established as an initiative of three statesmen from the Central and Eastern European (CEE) region, this cooperation has experienced booms and crises. The aim of this paper is to analyse the function of this regional integration in the years following the end of bipolar system as Visegrad Group members headed down the road to Euro-Atlantic integration. To this end, I apply different theoretical approaches and attempt to explain the influence of key former politicians as well as new scenarios for the Visegrad Group’s position in the European Union. This analysis also covers the latest foreign policy changes and challenges facing CEE due to the involvement of a wider region that creates a counter-balance to the core EU. Statistical data and official documents from the Visegrad Group’s website strengthen these findings.
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title	Friends forever? The Role of the Visegrad Group and European Integration
title_short	Friends forever? The Role of the Visegrad Group and European Integration
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Friends forever? The Role of the Visegrad Group and European Integration

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