| Central 5 | |
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.png) Central 5 Group within the European Union | |
| Membership | |
| Establishment | 16 June 2020 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 325,081 km (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. The group was initiated by the Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg.
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.
Current representatives
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Austria
Alexander Schallenberg
Minister for European and International Affairs -
Czech Republic
Jan Lipavský
Minister of Foreign Affairs -
Hungary
Péter Szijjártó
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade -
Slovakia
Miroslav Wlachovský
Minister of Foreign and European Affairs -
Slovenia
Tanja Fajon
Minister of Foreign and European Affairs
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Country comparison
| 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 km | 2nd | 78,866 km | 3rd | 93,030 km | 1st | 49,035 km | 4th | 20,271 km | 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–) |
Zuzana Čaputová (Ind.) President (2019–) |
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–) |
Eduard Heger (OĽaNO/EPP) Prime Minister (2021–) |
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–) |
Rastislav Káčer (Ind.) Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Affairs (2022–) |
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
| 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 | Virtual | No host |
| 13 May 2021 | Bratislava, Slovakia
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Ivan Korčok, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs |
| 20 July 2021 | Mělník, Czech Republic
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Jakub Kulhánek, Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 12 April 2022 | Kamenice, Czech Republic
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Jan Lipavský, Minister of Foreign Affairs |
References
- "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.