Editing Visegrád Group (section)

===Establishment (1990s)===
The Visegrád Group was established on 15 February 1991 at a meeting between the President of the [[Czech and Slovak Federative Republic]], [[Václav Havel]], the President of the [[Poland|Republic of Poland]], [[Lech Wałęsa]], and the Prime Minister of the [[Hungary|Republic of Hungary]], [[József Antall]], in the Hungarian town of [[Visegrád]].<ref name="archivum2.szabadsag.ro" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=History of the Visegrad Group |url=https://www.visegradgroup.eu/history/history-of-the-visegrad |access-date=28 August 2022 |website=Visegrad Group|date=15 August 2006 }}</ref> The group was created with the aim of moving away from [[communism]] and implementing the reforms required for full membership of the Euro-Atlantic institutions, such as [[NATO]] and the [[European Union|EU]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Historical events in the European integration process (1945–2014) |url=https://www.cvce.eu/en/education/unit-content/-/unit/02bb76df-d066-4c08-a58a-d4686a3e68ff/201e6e1f-b36b-4f9a-978f-401942c778a6 |access-date=28 August 2022 |website=CVCE}}</ref>

After the [[dissolution of Czechoslovakia]] in 1993, the Czech Republic and Slovakia became independent members of the alliance, raising the number of members from three to four. All four members of the Visegrád Group [[2004 enlargement of the European Union|joined the European Union on 1 May 2004]].