15 February 2016: Summit of V4 Prime Ministers plus the President of the Republic of Macedonia and the Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria

On Monday 15 February 2016, Prague is to host an Extraordinary Summit of Prime Ministers of the Visegrad Group Countries. At the invitation of Prime Minister Sobotka, it will also be attended by Gjorge Ivanov, the President of the Republic of Macedonia, and Boyko Borissov, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria.

The migration crisis and cooperation between V4 countries and the countries of the Balkans will be central to the Summit’s discussions. Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka, Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydło, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico will also commemorate together the 25th anniversary of the formation of the Visegrad Group, which is on 15 February 2016.

Date and Time

15 February 2016

Place

Czernin Palace, Loretánské náměstí 5, 118 00 Praha 1

Programme

15.30 photo-op on the delegations’ arrival at Czernin Palace

16.05 family photo of V4 Prime Ministers

Summit of the Prime Ministers of V4 Member States

16.50 photo-op on the arrival of the Macedonian and Bulgarian delegations at Czernin Palace

17.00 family photo of V4 Prime Ministers, the President of the Republic of Macedonia and the Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria

Summit of the Prime Ministers of V4 Member States, the President of the Republic of Macedonia and the Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria

18.10 press conference attended by the V4 Prime Ministers, the President of the Republic of Macedonia and the Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria

 
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Martina Součková, Department of Communication, Office of the Government of the Czech Republic, +420 724 209 854
Alena Kovářová, Department of Communication, Office of the Government of the Czech Republic, +420 602 429 621
 
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