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| Guidelines on the Future Areas of Visegrad Cooperation |
| Having in mind the common interest of all participating countries presented in the Declaration in Kromìøí¾ on 12 May 2004, future cooperation will be developed particularly in the following areas:
Co-operation within the V4 area
- Culture,
- Education, youth exchange, science,
- Continuation of the strengthening of the civic dimension of the Visegrad co-operation within the International Visegrad Fund and its structures,
- Cross-border co-operation,
- Infrastructure,
- Environment,
- Fight against terrorism, organised crime and illegal migration,
- Schengen co-operation,
- Disaster management,
- Exchange of views on possible co-operation in the field of labour and social policy,
- Exchange of experiences on foreign development assistance policy,
- Defence and arms industries.
Co-operation within the EU
- Consultations and co-operation on current issues of common interest,
- Active contribution to the development of the CFSP, including the "Wider Europe - New Neighbourhood" policy and the EU strategy towards Western Balkans,
- Consultations, co-operation and exchange of experience in the area of Justice and Home Affairs, Schengen co-operation, including protection and management of the EU external borders, visa policy,
- Creating new possibilities and forms of economic co-operation within the European Economic Area,
- Consultations on national preparations for joining the EMU,
- Active participation in the development of the ESDP, as a contribution to the strengthening of relations between the EU and NATO and deepening of substantive dialogue between both organisations.
Co-operation with other partners
- Co-operation with interested Central European countries,
- Co-operation with EU and NATO candidate and aspiring countries in support of reforms essential for their European and Euroatlantic perspective,
- Collaboration in effective implementation of programmes of co-operation of these countries with the EU and NATO,
- Co-operation with other regional structures,
- Collaboration with other interested countries and organisations.
Co-operation within NATO and other international organisations
- Consultations and co-operation in the framework of NATO and on its defence capabilities,
- Commitment to strengthening of transatlantic solidarity and cohesion,
- Co-operation on the basis of the V4 experience to promote a common understanding of security among the countries aspiring to European and Euroatlantic institutions,
- Enhanced co-operation within the international community in the fields of new security challenges, with a special emphasis on combating international terrorism,
- Consultation and co-operation within the OSCE on issues of common concern for V4 countries; possible joint initiatives,
- Consultation, co-operation and exchange of information in international organisations (UN, Council of Europe, OECD, etc.); consideration of possible joint initiatives,
- Possible mutual support of candidacies in international organisations and bodies.
Mechanisms of co-operation
- Governmental co-operation:
- Rotating one-year presidency, each chairmanship prepares its own presidency programme ensuring, among others, continuity of a long-term V4 co-operation,
- One official Prime Ministers summit a year at the end of each presidency,
- Occasional informal meetings of Prime Ministers and Foreign Ministers before international events,
- Deputy foreign ministers meetings preceding the PM official summits,
- Meetings of other ministers in V4 and V4+ format,
- Intensified communication of V4 national co-ordinators and their key role in internal and inter-state co-ordination,
- Consultation and co-operation of Permanent Representations to the EU and NATO in Brussels, as well as in all relevant fora (OSCE, UN, CoE, OECD, WTO, etc.),
- International Visegrad Fund and its structures,
- Meetings of Presidents of V4 countries,
- Co-operation of Parliaments of V4 countries.
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