The prime ministers of four Central European countries say they are satisfied with the role of their countries' representatives in the European Union's powerful executive arm.
The premiers of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia that form an informal grouping known as Visegrad Four, or V4, met in Prague on Thursday with their counterparts from Western Balkans states.
The Czech Republic and Slovakia have a vice president each in the new European Commission that was presented earlier this week. Hungary has a commissioner responsible for EU enlargement while Poland has an agriculture portfolio.
Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, (top row left to right), Prime Minister of Serbia Ana Brnabic, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina Denis Zvizdic, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, Prime Minister of Montenegro Dusko Markovic, and Kosovo's Ambassador to Czech Republic Arber Vllahiu, (bottom row left to right) Prime Ministers of Slovakia Peter Pellegrini Poland Mateusz Morawiecki, Czech Republic Andrej Babis and Hungary Viktor Orban pose for a photo during V4+West Balkan summit in Prague, Czech Republic, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019. (AP PhotoPetr David Josek)
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has called it "a great success," while Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orban says: "V4 is stronger."
The four countries often clashed with the previous commission over migration.
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, wearing sport shoes, arrives for the V4+West Balkan summit in Prague, Czech Republic, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019. (AP PhotoPetr David Josek)