Nečas: Visegrad states should make stabilising budgets priority

Speaking at the Visegrad Four meeting in Budapest, the Czech prime minister, Petr Nečas, said the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland and Hungary were strongly interconnected and if any of them had economic or budgetary problems it could affect the other three. Mr Nečas said it was therefore of great importance that all four states make stabilisation of their budgets a priority. He and his counterparts agreed at Tuesday’s talks to improve co-operation in relation to the European Union and with regards to energy security.

Author: Ian Willoughby