The incumbent Czech government has done little to ease the recent tensions that have arisen among the Visegrád Group, and restoring the alliance to its former glory would be a priority for a new administration headed by Andrej Babiš, the former Czech prime minister has said.

In an interview with Hungarian newspaper Magyar Hírlap ahead of his attendance at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Budapest on Friday, Babiš berated the current five-party Czech coalition government spearheaded by liberal Petr Fiala.

He claimed Czechia had failed to act as it should have to address tensions arising between fellow Visegrád nations, namely Poland’s disapproval of Hungary’s commitment to neutrality regarding the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.

Asked whether the current Czech government has rejected close ties to the Visegrád Group, also known as the V4, the former Czech prime minister warned that a weakened V4 is a “big mistake” and “one that will negatively affect the Czech Republic long after this government falls.”

The incumbent Czech government has done little to ease the recent tensions that have arisen among the Visegrád Group, and restoring the alliance to its former glory would be a priority for a new administration headed by Andrej Babiš, the former Czech prime minister has said.

In an interview with Hungarian newspaper Magyar Hírlap ahead of his attendance at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Budapest on Friday, Babiš berated the current five-party Czech coalition government spearheaded by liberal Petr Fiala.

He claimed Czechia had failed to act as it should have to address tensions arising between fellow Visegrád nations, namely Poland’s disapproval of Hungary’s commitment to neutrality regarding the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.

Asked whether the current Czech government has rejected close ties to the Visegrád Group, also known as the V4, the former Czech prime minister warned that a weakened V4 is a “big mistake” and “one that will negatively affect the Czech Republic long after this government falls.”

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