Visegrád Group(비셰그라드 그룹 V4)

비셰그라드 그룹(Visegrad Group, Visegrad Four 또는 V4)

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The Visegrád Group (also known as the Visegrád Four or the V4) is a cultural and political alliance of four Central European countries: the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia.

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The alliance aims to advance co-operation in military, economic, cultural and energy affairs, and to further their integration with the EU. All four states are also members of the European Union (EU), the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and the Bucharest Nine (B9).

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The alliance traces its origins to the summit meetings of leaders of Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Poland, held in the Hungarian castle town of Visegrád on 15 February 1991.

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Visegrád was chosen as the location for the summits as an intentional allusion to the medieval Congress of Visegrád between John I of Bohemia, Charles I of Hungary, and Casimir III of Poland in 1335.

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After the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993, the Czech Republic and Slovakia became independent members of the alliance, increasing the number of members from three to four. All four members of the Visegrád Group joined the European Union on 1 May 2004, achieving its main goal.

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During the European immigration crisis in 2015, the Visegrad Four frequently blocked EU-level response, to the consternation of other members. Furthermore, the EU Commission started infringement procedures against actions of the Hungarian and Polish national-conservative governments, seen as undermining democracy, media freedom, and the independence of the judiciary.

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The Visegrad Four became politically split due to changes in governments and diverging reactions to the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Yet its role in fostering exchange among countries' public servants and civil societies (Visegrad Fund) remains crucial.

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If the Visegrád Group were a single country, its land area, population, and economy would be similar to those of Metropolitan France.

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비셰그라드 그룹(V4)은 체코, 헝가리, 폴란드, 슬로바키아 등 중앙유럽 4개국의 문화 및 정치 연합체를 말한다.

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이 동맹은 군사, 경제, 문화 및 에너지 문제에서 협력을 발전시키고 EU와의 통합을 더욱 촉진하는 것을 목표로 한다.

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4개 국 모두 유럽연합(EU), 북대서양조약기구(NATO), 부쿠레슈티 나인(B9)의 회원국이다.

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이 동맹의 기원은 1991년 2월 15일 헝가리의 성 도시 비세그라드에서 열린 체코슬로바키아, 헝가리, 폴란드 지도자들의 정상 회담에서 찾을 수 있다.

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1993년 체코슬로바키아가 해체된 후 체코와 슬로바키아는 독립적인 동맹 회원국이 되어 회원국 수를 3개국에서 4개국으로 늘렸다. 비셰그라드 그룹의 네 회원국 모두 2004년 5월 1일에 유럽연합에 가입하여 주요 목표를 달성했습니다.

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