Notes for the Aix-en-Provence Summer University Speech

English Pages, 23. 8. 2009

Thank you for the invitation to come to Aix, for giving me a chance to address this reputable audience where I see many friends and, above all, thank you for continuing to organize the Summer University. I only don’t understand why you call it Summer University of the New Economics. Which one is the old one?

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Notes for the European Resource Bank Meeting Speech

English Pages, 22. 8. 2009

Many thanks for the invitation, for the opportunity to meet so many good friends and for the privilege to speak here tonight. I am glad to be in this historic city and in this beautiful part of France again. I know that this is a very knowledgeable and truly cosmopolitan audience, which makes the choice of the topic rather difficult for me.

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President sent a letter of condolence to David Friedman

English Pages, 19. 8. 2009

Dear Professor Friedman,

It was with great sadness that I learned of the passing away of your wife. Rose was not only an unfailingly loving companion to Milton, she was also a brilliant economist and thinker in her own right. But most importantly, she was a woman of many admirable personal qualities.

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President sent a letter of congratulation to Barack Obama

English Pages, 4. 8. 2009

On Tuesday August 4, 2009, the President of the Czech Republic Václav Klaus sent a letter of congratulation to the President of the United States of America Barack H. Obama on the occasion of his birthday.

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President sent a letter of congratulation to Anders Fogh Rasmussen

English Pages, 4. 8. 2009

On Tuesday August 4, 2009, the President of the Czech Republic Václav Klaus sent a letter of congratulation to Anders Fogh Rasmussen on his inauguration as the Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

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Notes for the Independence Day Speech 2009

English Pages, 2. 7. 2009

Madame Chargé d'affaires, dear American and Czech friends, Ladies and Gentlemen,

It is my pleasure and I am sure also the pleasure of many Czechs here today to join you in celebrating the 233rd Independence Day. All of us who have gathered here consider the relations between the Czech Republic and the United States very good, intensive and friendly.

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Notes for the 16th Summit of Presidents of Central, Eastern and Southern European states

English Pages, 19. 6. 2009

President Tadić, Mr. Prime Minister, dear colleagues, dear friends,

I would like to thank President Tadić and the whole Serbia for the invitation to come here and for the excellent organization of this summit. I am really glad to be here and to be here as President of the Czech Republic and also as the highest representative of a country that currently holds the Presidency of the European Union.

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20 Years After the Fall of Communism: A View of a Non-Neutral Insider

English Pages, 5. 6. 2009

President Kaczynski, Governor Skrzypek, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, dear friends,

Thank you for the invitation and for giving me the opportunity to address this important gathering which is taking place at the moment, when Poland – together with Polish friends abroad – celebrate the 20th anniversary of its first free elections after more than forty years of communism.

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Address of the President of the Czech Republic to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Western European Union

English Pages, 2. 6. 2009

Mr. President, Members of the Parliamentary Assembly, Ladies and Gentlemen,

Thank you for the invitation and for giving me the opportunity to address this important gathering. I have to start with admitting that this is my very first visit to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Western European Union.

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Presenting the book “Planète bleue en péril vert” in Paris

English Pages, 2. 6. 2009

It is a great pleasure to be here, in this beautiful city, in this well-known club, and to have the opportunity to present the French version of my politically very incorrect book “Planète bleue en péril vert” to you and to all potential French readers of it.

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