Central 5 | |
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![]() 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 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. [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]
Name | Republic of Austria Austria | Czech Republic Czechia | Hungary Hungary | Slovak Republic Slovakia | Republic of Slovenia Slovenia | |||||||||
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Republik Österreich | Česká republika | Magyarország | Slovenská republika | Republika Slovenija | ||||||||||
Arms | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||||
Flag | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||||
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–) | Petr Pavel (Ind.) President (2023–) | Katalin Novák (Fidesz/EPP suspended) 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/EPP suspended) 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/EPP suspended) 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 |
Date | Place | Host |
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16 June 2020 | ![]() | ![]() |
14 July 2020 | ![]() | ![]() |
15 September 2020 | ![]() | ![]() |
12 November 2020 [4] | Virtual | No host |
13 May 2021 [5] | ![]() | ![]() Minister of Foreign and European Affairs |
20 July 2021 | ![]() | ![]() Minister of Foreign Affairs |
12 April 2022 [6] | ![]() | ![]() Minister of Foreign Affairs |
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