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V4 presidents, EU chief to meet in Slovakia next month

06.10.2026 19:30
The presidents of Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia will meet next month in Trenčín, western Slovakia, the office of Slovak President Peter Pellegrini said on Tuesday.
Polish President Karol Nawrocki
Polish President Karol NawrockiPAP/Marcin Bielecki

European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen will take part in some of the talks, with EU enlargement expected to be the main topic of the summit, scheduled for November 4 and 5.

Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia together form a regional cooperation platform known as the Visegrad Group (V4).

Slovakia, which assumed the rotating one-year presidency of the regional group on July 1, has identified EU enlargement as one of its priorities.

The meeting will be held in Trenčín, which has been named a European Capital of Culture for 2026.

Pellegrini is expected to host Polish President Karol Nawrocki, Czech President Petr Pavel and Hungarian President András Baka.

The presidents will have a joint cultural programme at a synagogue in Trenčín on November 4, with the main part of the summit scheduled for November 5 at Trenčín Castle.

During a working lunch, the four presidents and von der Leyen will also discuss foreign policy challenges, the Slovak president's office said.

The summit will take place a day after US mid-term elections that could alter the balance of power in Congress, Polish state news agency PAP reported.

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Source: IAR/PAP