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16 July 2021

The first meeting of the Speakers of the V4 countries' Parliaments during the Hungarian Presidency took place in Fehérvárcsurgó, Hungary, hosted by Hungarian Speaker of the Parliament László Kövér and attended by Slovak Speaker of the Parliament Boris Kollár, Czech Speaker of the Upper House Miloš Vystrčil, Czech Speaker of the Parliament Radek Vondráček, Polish Speaker of the Senate Tomasz Grodzki, and Polish Speaker of the House of Commons Elžbieta Witeková. 

Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Visegrad countries met for the first time under the Hungarian V4 Presidency in Komárom to exchange views on the future of Europe, post-pandemic economic recovery, migration and the Western Balkans. They agreed to jointly support Lithuania in protecting its borders with Belarus, which is under high pressure due to the influx of illegal migrants.

10 July 2021

On July 10, Budapest celebrated the beginning of the 2021/22 Hungarian V4 Presidency as well as the start of the 8th Visegrad 4 Bicycle Race in Hungary with a public festival at the Castle Garden Bazaar (Várkert Bazár).

9 July 2021

A meeting of V4 Prime Ministers, as well as a V4+Slovenia consultation of Prime Ministers took place in Ljubljana, as Slovenia started its EU Presidency and Hungary started its V4 Presidency. Visegrad leaders issued a joint statement on cooperation during the Hungarian Presidency related to the Conference on the Future of Europe, migration and asylum, climate policy, and EU enlargement.

30 June 2021

Prime Ministers of the Visegrad countries met on 30 June 2021 in Katowice, Poland to mark the conclusion of the 2020-21 Polish V4 Presidency and the start of the Hungarian Presidency from 1 July, with the motto “V4 Recharging Europe”.