Small alliance on the continent



An international alliance is acting more and more dynamically pursuing practically its all plans. The Visegrad Group helds regular summit meetings , often with other partners, showing its unity in the whole Europe. There are new ideas to extend the activity of the 4 -party agreement by safety and defence issues.



The Visegrad Group (Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary) has held regular meetings for 2 months dedicated to various issues, among others intercontinental cooperation, including South Korea and aspirations to invest in new technologies. Leading topics also included decarbonation and involvement in climate changes. The last issue is especially important due to the strategic NATO and EU objectives, striving for strengthening pro-environment policy.



Trade issues are also important, the cooperation in this field is so strong that the Visegrad countries are becoming main exporters – importers for one another (at least in top 5). It is vital for strengthening the potential of the group in the context of addressing the economic crises and dangers resulting from the pandemic downtimes. What is important, joint GDP will grow because the group members still want to invest jointly, what they announced in last meetings.



As far as control of borders is concerned, the migrant crisis has a dominating significance here. The V4 has risen to the occasion also in this field. Each member has opted for reinforcing the Polish-Belarussian border and expressed the support for holding back the inflow of migrants. Moreover, the whole group jointly underlines the need to impose as big as possible sanctions on A. Lukashenko, which would stop him from further attempt to use the so called demographic/hybrid weapon (i.e. using migrants to weaken another country).



The V4 Group is growing stronger in every way. It is very good news for Poland, next meetings should be held as regularly as for the last 2 months. It is also good that the Polish politicians raise on the agenda the problem of threats for Poland. Recent events in particular have proved that raising the issue and calling for solidarity turns out to be a success. Perhaps, the Visegrad Group is booming, which we cannot neglect.
(source: trimarium.pl)

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Registration for the 6th Three Seas Local Government Congress is now open



The 6th edition of the Three Seas Local Government Congress will take place May 27-28, 2026, in Lublin. It is a forum that brings together the visions, experience, and potential of the Central and Eastern European countries.



The Three Seas Local Government Congress is a prestigious international event organised by the Lubelskie Voivodeship. The Congress serves as a platform for cooperation among 13 countries of the Three Seas Initiative and associated members (Ukraine, Moldova, Albania, and Montenegro), focusing on infrastructure development, security, innovation, and cross-border cooperation. Over the past five editions, the Congress has gathered more than 5000 participants from over 25 countries, including representatives of governments, local and regional authorities, business, and academia. The event is held under the Honorary Patronage of the President of the Republic of Poland. Representatives of more than 350 regions from the Three Seas Initiative are invited to attend the Congress. It is a multidimensional event. Its accompanying activities include the Economic Forum, a scientific session of the Three Seas Universities Network, and the 3Seas Youth Forum. The upcoming edition of the Congress will be expanded to include a Security Forum addressed to local governments from the Three Seas region.



The Economic Forum comprehensively supports the offer of SMEs from the Lubelskie Voivodeship. Its aim is to create conditions for the development of entrepreneurship and investor services, as well as to build lasting economic relationships and facilitate the exchange of experience and inspiration in the field of the economy. Topics addressed during the Forum will include, among others: Feminine Lubelskie, Innovation, entrepreneurship (B2B Zone / Exhibition Zone), the 20th anniversary of Marka Lubelskie, and international cooperation. The Economic Forum is a unique platform for networking, signing agreements, and presenting technologies and solutions that create real opportunities for regional economic cooperation in times of global tension.



The Security Forum is a key accompanying event of the Three Seas Local Government Congress, dedicated to challenges and opportunities in the broadly understood field of security for regions involved in the Network of the Three Seas Regions project. At its core is the exchange of experience and the building of cooperation among local governments, organizations, experts, and business representatives from the 13 countries of the Three Seas Initiative. Topics discussed during the Forum will include, among others: local resilience, health and social security, protection of critical infrastructure, cybersecurity, and the role of local governments in crisis response. The co-organiser of the Security Forum is Defence24.



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