
V4 Leaders Close Ranks Over EU Climate and Migration Rules
Central Europe’s presidents warn that soaring energy costs and Brussels’ green agenda are pushing the region to act as one.

Central Europe’s presidents warn that soaring energy costs and Brussels’ green agenda are pushing the region to act as one.

As Hungary, Slovakia, and a new Czech government align, the Polish president seeks to pull Poland back into a stronger V4.

Babiš and Šutaj Eštok pledge to restore regular Czech-Slovak government sessions—deepening regional cooperation within the V4.

Pressure is growing on Brussels to rethink its increasingly out-of-touch policies.

Within two years, Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, and Hungary will all be led by sovereigntist governments, and together will be able to block “Ukraine budget,” the Hungarian PM predicted.

Prior to Tuesday’s summit, the Czech and the Polish PMs had hinted at the possibility of dissolving the Central European grouping.

Austria, Croatia, Czechia, and Hungary opposed the UN resolution that failed to condemn the Hamas massacres.

Presidents from the four Central European countries meet to discuss the war in Ukraine, the V4’s collective security, the ongoing energy crisis, inflation, and the potential expansion of alliance.

Those at the conference were urged to embrace “disruptive conservatism” rooted in Christianity and the sovereign nation—a kind of conservatism that presently is not recognized by the ruling elites.

While he has a history of denouncing certain policies of the Hungarian government, Emmanuel Macron last week said he regarded Prime Minister Viktor Orbán as a political opponent but also as a European partner.