Status Report about the Progess of the Visegrad Countries in Relation to Europe 2020 Targets

In this study we intended to review some aspects of one of the most significant cooperations in Central and Eastern Europe, namely the Visegrad cooperation. It has been a very important economic, social and political collaboration of the four countries (Poland, Slovakia, Czech Republic and Hungary) for long. The basic principle in the cooperation has always been to strengthen the links among the abovementioned countries, and due to the EU funds available, it has received greater importance even 10 years after their accession to the European Union. Based on the historical links and geographical proximity, we believe that the Visegrad group should find common ways of development even if their development level is not the same. It is important to find out whether the Visegrad countries could get closer to the targets defined by the European Commission by now or they need further improvements in some of the fields.