On July 1, 2024, Poland took its seventh one-year presidency of the Visegrad Group (V4). The goal of the Polish presidency is to continue cooperation to the benefit of our citizens through maintaining a platform for dialogue wherever the member states’ ambitions converge and preserving the V4’s valuable accomplishments.The motto for the Polish presidency of the Visegrad Group is: “V4: Back to Basics”. It refers to the foundations of Visegrad cooperation such as freedom, human rights, and the rule of law. The presidency programme is based on the following pillars:"Citizens' Safety" encompasses challenges relating to security in its internal and external dimensions, including in particular: support for Ukraine; refugee and migration crises; border security; rescue services and protection of the population; countering hybrid threats; consular, police, and defence cooperation; cooperation in the administration of justice and cybersecurity know-how exchange among domestic institutions. The presidency will also promote initiatives in the areas of: health care; security of medical data and related modern technologies; support for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in their digital transition. Further parliamentary cooperation will also have an important role to play.
The Polish presidency of the Visegrad Group in the first half of 2025 will overlap with the Polish presidency of the EU Council (January 1–June 30, 2025), the focal priority of which will be various aspects of security.
"Connectivity" initiatives strengthening regional infrastructural and energy connections. Emphasis will be placed on topics such as safety of road traffic, transport alongside the north-south axis, including in the context of the European Transport Corridors; railway transport, intermodal transport of goods, and public transport; promotion of connections between Polish sea ports and the V4 markets; problems, opportunities, and challenges faced by the industry at the time of transition to zero-emission transport. The Polish presidency will also focus on the V4 countries’ raw materials security, nuclear energy, power generation and gas, as well as oil and transport fuels. Other important areas of cooperation within this pillar include: digitisation, transformation of industrial sites, waste management, circular economy.
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