Central 5
Central 5 | |
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.png) Central 5 Group within the European Union | |
| Membership | |
| Establishment | 16 June 2020 |
| Area | |
• Total | 325,081 km2 (125,514 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• 2020 estimate | 36,923,082 |
| GDP (nominal) | 2020 estimate |
• Total | $1.088 trillion |
• Per capita | $29,461 |
Central 5, also Central Five (C5), is an informal Central European political cooperation between Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, and Slovenia that began in 2020. It is organised in the format of ministers responsible for foreign affairs.[1] The group was initiated by the Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg.[2]
The main reason for closer cooperation between the countries is the coordination of the activities connected with the COVID-19 pandemics. Meetings are focused on border crossing and the exchange of views on EU activities to overcome the economic and social crisis caused by the pandemic.[3]
Current representatives
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Country comparison
[edit]| Name | Republic of Austria Austria |
Czech Republic Czechia |
Hungary Hungary |
Slovak Republic Slovakia |
Republic of Slovenia Slovenia | |||||||||
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| Population | 8,902,600 (2020) | 3rd | 10,693,939 (2020) | 1st | 9,772,756 (2019) | 2nd | 5,457,926 (2020) | 4th | 2,095,861 (2020) | 5th | ||||
| Area | 83,879 km2 | 2nd | 78,866 km2 | 3rd | 93,030 km2 | 1st | 49,035 km2 | 4th | 20,271 km2 | 5th | ||||
| Government | Federal parliamentary constitutional republic | Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic | Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic | Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic | Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic | |||||||||
| Capital | Vienna | Prague | Budapest | Bratislava | Ljubljana | |||||||||
| Head of state | Alexander Van der Bellen (Ind.) President (2016–) |
Petr Pavel (Ind.) President (2023–) |
Katalin Novák (Fidesz/EPPsuspended) President (2022–) |
Peter Pellegrini Voice – Social Democracy President (2024–) |
Nataša Pirc Musar (Ind.) President (2022–) | |||||||||
| Head of government | Karl Nehammer(ÖVP/EPP) Federal Chancellor (2021–) |
Petr Fiala (ODS/ECR) Prime Minister (2021–) |
Viktor Orbán (Fidesz/EPPsuspended) Prime Minister (2010–) |
Robert Fico (SMER/unaffiliated) Prime Minister (2023–) |
Robert Golob (GS/RE) Prime Minister (2022–) | |||||||||
| Foreign minister | Alexander Schallenberg
(ÖVP/EPP) |
Jan Lipavský
(Pirates/G-EFA) |
Péter Szijjártó (Fidesz/EPPsuspended) Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade (2014–) |
Juraj Blanár (SMER/unaffiliated) Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Affairs (2023–) |
Tanja Fajon (SD/S&D) Minister of Foreign Affairs (2022–) | |||||||||
| GDP (nominal) | $477.672 billion (2018) | 1st | $261.732 billion (2020) | 2nd | $180.498 billion (2020) | 3rd | $111.874 billion (2020) | 4th | $56 billion (2020) | 5th | ||||
| GDP (nominal) per capita | $53,764 (2018) | 1st | $24,569 (2020) | 3rd | $18,535 (2020) | 5th | $20,495 (2020) | 4th | $27,452 (2020) | 2nd | ||||
| GDP (PPP) | $461.432 billion (2018) | 1st | $432.346 billion (2020) | 2nd | $350.000 billion (2020) | 3rd | $209.186 billion (2020) | 4th | $83 billion (2020) | 5th | ||||
| GDP (PPP) per capita | $51,936 (2018) | 1st | $40,585 (2020) | 2nd | $35,941 (2020) | 5th | $38,321 (2020) | 4th | $40,343 (2020) | 3rd | ||||
| Currency | Euro (€) – EUR | Czech koruna (Kč) – CZK | Hungarian forint (Ft) – HUF | Euro (€) – EUR | Euro (€) – EUR | |||||||||
| HDI | 0.914 (very high) (2018) | 1st | 0.891 (very high) (2018) | 3rd | 0.845 (very high) (2018) | 5th | 0.857 (very high) (2018) | 4th | 0.902 (very high) (2018) | 2nd | ||||
| Gini | 27.5 (low) (2019) | 4th | 24.0 (low) (2019) | 3rd | 28.0 (low) (2019) | 5th | 20.9 (low) (2019) | 1st | 23.9 (low) (2019) | 2nd | ||||
Meetings
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| Date | Place | Host |
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| 16 June 2020 |  Vienna, Austria
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Alexander Schallenberg, Minister of European and International Affairs
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| 14 July 2020 |  Budapest, Hungary
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Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade
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| 15 September 2020 |  Brdo pri Kranju, Slovenia
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Anže Logar, Minister of Foreign Affairs
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| 12 November 2020[4] | Virtual | No host |
| 13 May 2021[5] |  Bratislava, Slovakia
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Ivan Korčok, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs |
| 20 July 2021 |  Mělník, Czechia
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Jakub Kulhánek, Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 12 April 2022[6] | Kamenice, Czechia
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Jan Lipavský, Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 13 June 2022[7] | Budapest, Hungary
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Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade
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| 27 September 2023[8] | Vienna, Austria
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Alexander Schallenberg, Minister of European and International Affairs
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| 26 March 2024[9] | Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Tanja Fajon, Minister of Foreign Affairs
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References
[edit]- ^ "Drugo srečanje ministrov Avstrije, Češke, Madžarske, Slovaške in Slovenije (Central 5) v Budimpešti | GOV.SI". Portal GOV.SI (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2020-07-23.
- ^ "Foreign Minister Schallenberg at the neighbourly exchange of the Central Five in Budapest – BMEIA, Außenministerium Österreich". bmeia.gv.at. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
- ^ "Minister dr. Logar se bo na Dunaju udeležil srečanja s kolegi iz Avstrije, Madžarske, Slovaške in Češke | GOV.SI". gov.si (in Slovenian). 16 June 2020. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
- ^ "Central Five Held Virtual Conference". Vindobona.org. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ^ "StackPath". fotos.europapress.es. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ^ "Minister Logar at a Central 5 meeting of foreign ministers on Ukraine and EU resilience". gov.si. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ^ "Minister Lipavský attended the C5 Meeting, then he presented the Czech EU Presidency priorities in Brussels". mzv.gov.cz. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ^ "Ministers of the Central European Five (C5) countries discussed Ukraine, illegal migration and the future of the OSCE". mzv.gov.cz. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ^ "Minister Lipavský Spoke at C5 on EU Enlargement and the Situation in Ukraine". mzv.gov.cz. Retrieved 8 January 2025.