Cooperação sub-regional do Grupo de Visegrado.

Abstract

Throughout history Central European countries have been marked by long periods of political instability and foreign occupations. With the end of the Cold War, Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic and Slovakia have created a sub-regional cooperation in order to resume the stability of the region, to develop their countries, to join multilateral institutions and strengthen the historical and cultural connection that these nations have. This paper aims to present the countries that make up the Visegrad Group, also known as V4, to demonstrate the reasons that led these States to create the group, to present the objectives and structure of this cooperation, as well as the mechanisms of action created by the group. For the analysis, the contributions of the International Relations theories focused on the theme of integration and regional cooperation were used. An analysis is also carried out on the current situation of the Visegrad Group and the political action that the group had in the European Union through the example of the migratory issue. Through the hypothetical-deductive method this paper seeks to prove the hypothesis that cooperation has brought a series of benefits to members of the V4, such as political stability, trade liberalization, good relations with neighboring countries and the entrance into NATO and the European Union, besides the creation of a regional identity shared by the four States of the group.