The Visegrád Group was formed on 15 February 1991, when the leaders of Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Poland met in the Hungarian town of Visegrád, where medieval kings of the three kingdoms had met in 1335. Its aim was to coordinate the three countries' transition from communism to democracy and a market economy, and to support their integration into NATO and the European Union. After the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993 the group was continued by the Czech Republic and Slovakia, and the four countries joined the EU in 2004. The group later became known as a bloc that often took common positions in European debates, especially on migration policy. Its cooperation is informal, without a permanent secretariat, though it supports an International Visegrad Fund.
Before and after
- 1991Establishment of Rwenzori Mountains National Park
- 1991The Chicxulub crater is identified
- 26 January 1991Somali Civil War
- 11 February 1991Founding of Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization
- 15 February 1991Founding of Visegrád Group
- 20 February 1991Creation of Python
- from 26 February 1991 to 27 February 1991Battle of 73 Easting
- 27 February 1991Battle of Medina Ridge
- 21 March 1991Birth of Antoine Griezmann
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