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 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
| 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–) |
Miloš Zeman (SPOZ) President (2013–) |
János Áder (Fidesz/EPPsuspended) President (2012–) |
Zuzana Čaputová (Ind.) President (2019–) |
Borut Pahor (Ind.) President (2012–) | |||||||||
| Head of government | Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP/EPP) Federal Chancellor (2020–) |
Petr Fiala (ODS) Chairman of the Government (2021–) |
Viktor Orbán (Fidesz/EPPsuspended) Minister President (2010–) |
Eduard Heger (OĽaNO/EPP) President of the Government (2021–) |
Janez Janša (SDS/EPP) President of the Government (2020–) | |||||||||
| Foreign minister | Alexander Schallenberg (Ind.) Minister of European and International Affairs (2019–) |
Jan Lipavský (Pirate party) Minister of Foreign Affairs (2021–) |
Péter Szijjártó (Fidesz/EPPsuspended) Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade (2014–) |
Ivan Korčok (SaS/ECR) Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Affairs (2020–) |
Anže Logar (SDS/EPP) Minister of Foreign Affairs (2020–) | |||||||||
| 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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| 20 July 2021 |  Mělník Castle, Czech Republic
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Jakub Kulhánek Minister of Foreign Affairs (Czech Republic) |
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". www.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". Portal GOV.SI (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2020-07-23.