Visegrad group
The Visegrad Group (V4) celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2021. The Slovak diplomacy strived to pursue a pragmatic cooperation beneficial to all countries under this format, contributing to common European solutions. In February, on the occasion of its 30th anniversary, the V4 leaders adopted a jubilee declaration specifying further joint steps at their summit in Krakow. The leaders reacted to the growing importance of the EU digital transformation through adopting a declaration on cooperation in digital projects. In 2021, Slovakia was the presiding country of the International Visegrad Fund. The leaders acknowledged its exceptional importance and role in strengthening regional cooperation by increasing its annual budget to 10 million euro as of 2022. This step will allow it to expand its activities mainly in the area of youth mobility.