Central Europe bloc can counter EU influence of France, Germany
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Bratislava - The leaders of Poland and Slovakia on Monday pledged greater unity among Central European states to gain greater influence over European Union decision making. Together the so-called Visegrad group made up of Poland, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Hungary, would have more influence in the European Council than France or Germany, said Polish President Lech Kaczynski and Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic after a meeting in the small Slovak town of Kezmarok. Gasparovic pointed out that the four-state bloc, founded in 1991, has more votes in the council - the EU's key legislative body made up of all 27 member states - than France or Germany.
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