Leaders of Visegrad Group countries met in Prague

The four prime ministers, The Czech Republic's Bohuslav Sobotka, Slovakia's Robert Fico, Hungary's Viktor Orban and Poland's Beata Szydło met on Wednesday in Prague at a summit of the so-called the Visegrad Group or V4. Joining the debate after the summit, the four leaders claimed that their countries are "the most stable" part of the EU and are "starting to lead the bloc." Poland's Prime Minister said that the V4 is a "political project but also a group of friends who understand very well what politics is all about." Szydło claimed that the group is now "starting to lead the way in many aspects" of the refugee crisis. Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban declared that the region is the "most stable region in terms of economy and politics." He referred to the criticism of Warsaw and Budapest for allegedly turning to authoritarianism: "Governments are stable, democratic systems are stable, constitutions are voted by the people and stable, democratic procedures are going on," he said. Beata Szydło also ignored the EU's warnings and steps taken in the procedure of law. "For citizens, all these things are not so important, they will not solve their problems," she said, adding that "solidarity, responsibility and sovereignty have to be respected and have to be preserved."