Editorial	Editorial Historical Reminiscence PRIME MINISTERS GREETINGS OF V4 COUNTRIES NEW CHALLENGES TO CENTRAL EUROPE
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Opinions	Visegrad Group of Four awaiting its revival Eduard Kukan Slovak Minister of Foreign Affairs Czech Comeback to V-4 Jan Kavan, Czech Minister of Foreign Affairs Are Minorities the Key Stability Element? János Martonyi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary Results of foreign trade within the CEFTA are impressive Stanislaw Lautsch-Bendkowski, Commercial Consellor of the Embasy of Poland I doubt the possibility to do the same mistake twice It is time for the leading function in Europe to be assumed by some of "new democracies" Together on the third markets Janusz Steinhoff, Polish Minister of Economy Thanks to a reasonable administrative division Poland is approximating to European countries' structures It is important not to just produce but also sell Pavol Koncoš, the Agricultural Minister of the Slovak Republic It Will Not Be a Zero Sum Game JAN MLÁDEK, Vicechairman Deputy of the Czech Government for Economics Hungary - reasonable business partner Peter Kovac, Delegate of the Foreign Trade Support Fund Promising trade dynamics with Poland Peter Petko, Delegate of the Foreign Trade Support Fund
Commerce Chambers	V-4: Mixed chambers at the beginning of their path Ing. Dušan PAMULA, Director of Foreign Relations Department and Commercial Services of SOPK New stage in neighbour state relations Public survey We have eminent interest in relations with Slovakia Miroslav Kacel, President, Joint Economic Committee of the Economic Chamber of the Czech Republic and the Slovak Chamber of Trade and Commerce Joint project of Slovak and Polish Chambers of Commerce and Industry Dušan Kováč, RK SOPK Prešov Reality motivated by bilateral economical benefits Vladimír Bystriansky, the Regional Chamber Director in Lučenec
Regional cooperation	In Mercury's goodwill Cooperation with unused potential Main pillar of the future millennium economy The Beskids Euroregion before the count-down Prosperity is waiting on the rails Perspectives of Cross-Border Cooperation at Neighbours' Getting Nearer to Each Other Through the Tourism
Customs protection	World Trade Organisation (WTO): chronology and results PhDr. Rudolf Kostolansky Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAV) "No Closing for the Customs Union, Not by the Czechs" Rudolf Slánsky, Czech Ambassador to Slovakia Assessment of the Slovak 1997/98 foreign trade balance as a function of import charge introduction Ing. Dušan Gajdúšek, Director of the Technical and Economical Institute for Market, Trade and Business Customs Union under Debate Prospective Sooner Entry of the Czech Republic into the European Union Can Cause Complications Eva Glendova, Czech Ministry of Economy and Trade Preferential Contractual RelationsDepartment Cheif "Duty free" spree soon over Customs union renaissance following the Parliament elections Ing. Rudolf Besík, General Director of the Permanent Office of the Secretary to the Customs Union Council Global European Thinking Has to Be Completed by Local Thinking North-south Part is Most Completed Gabriel Palacka, Slovak Minister of Transport, Post and Telecommunications The SAP products help managers to make effective decisions Custom officers are the guardians of the economic policy of the state You need courage for smuggling Better Perspectives For Frontier Zone Regions Detergents prevailing Mgr. Jaroslav Mesarčík, senior customs inspector and Milhost customs-house manager Both sides can decide Stepping up demand on banker's work
Employment	Shall We Freely Move Through Borders To Work? Most Foreigners Working in CR are Slovaks
Finance, investments	How did our banks stand in a comparative analysis Privatisation of Czech Banks Faces Incomplete Split of Property of Czechoslovakia Trend: Decreasing the deficit of the state budget Influx of foreign investments should increasev Sales in the Czech Republic to strategic investors A financial institution which has the upper case letter "B" in its logo Ing. Jozef Gális, general Manager of the VÚB International Relations Division Recovery of the Czech capital market is on the agenda The Client Always Primary WALDEMAR OLEWSKI, Bank Przemyslowo-Handlowy Will the Slovak capital market recover?
Cooperation, firms	Cooperation With Unused Potential Our agents correspond with the world trends Vitana wants to get to the first position PER SODERSTROM, generálny riaditeľ Vitany They import cars of the brands Škoda and Seat - Tradition and image of the brand Softip Is Ready For Third Millenium MAKYTA BOHEMIA and LEDEREXIM are about to expand their retail network in the Czech Republic Across Poland even to the far North PPS Detva seeks attention from the CEI states' firms Partnership With Tatra Did Not Vanish Incheba Praha: "Move Heaven and Earth for a Client" MARGITA HOLUBOVÁ, Incheba Praha The Highest Award to Slovakia Karosa Still Makes Play Return Of Zetor To Slovakia Land-Minesweeper To Army Arsenals Liaz in Velký Krtíš will survive Slovak note-books competing with the Czech ones Korado - The Most Favourite Motor Cycle How to conquer world markets with carbon Air space not spared of competition The VSŽ Iron Works coping facing a financial crisis Gabriel Eichler, prezident spoločnosti Intensified expansion to V4 markets More salt to Hungary
Politics	COOPERATION OF THE V-4 COUNTRIES
Publicity, marketing	Publicity and marketing Ups & Downs Of The Slovak Publicity On Its Way To Europe Pavel horňák, President of the Slovak Publicity Society B.O.A.T. Publicity - Yesterday Today And Tomorrow...