CENS in cooperation with the Hungarian Economic Association is organising a project entiteled: "Preparing for the EU Council Presidencies of the Visegrad Countries".

EU Council presidencies provide a unique opportunity for shaping the European agenda. The objective of the project is to help facilitate the work of Visegrad countries in assuming their responsibilities under their respective EU Council Presidencies and to contribute to the coordination of their agendas in order to achieve joint objectives. It aims to add a V4 angle to the presidencies of the individual countries and thereby contribute to the visibility and success of V4 cooperation.

 /The Czech Republic held the EU Presidency in the first semester of 2009. The other V4 countries are going to succeed in the following order: Hungary - 2011 first semester; Poland - 2011 second semester and Slovakia - 2016 second semester./

The project is generously supported by a Small Grant of the International Visegrad Fund.