Address of the President of the Republic delivered to the members of Diplomatic Corps on the occasion of the Czech National Day

English Pages, 28. 10. 2005

Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,

· It is a great pleasure for me to meet all of you here on the occasion of the Czech National day. Today, as you know, we celebrate our independence, our sovereignty as well as the birth of our state and of our Republic.

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EU criticism has become fashionable, Czech leader says

English Pages, 21. 10. 2005

For a very long time the Czech president Vaclav Klaus was the only European head of state openly criticising the draft EU constitution.

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Small Nations and Europe 90 Years After Masaryk

English Pages, 19. 10. 2005

It is a great honour for me to be here, to participate in today’s celebrations of the School of Slavonic and East European Studies and, especially, to be invited to speak at this important moment.

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The Czech Republic and the EU after the French and Dutch Referendums

English Pages, 18. 10. 2005

Let me say, at the beginning, a few words about the Czech Republic. We are almost 16 years after the fall of communism. There is now already one quarter or perhaps even one third of the Czech population without direct experience with communism.

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Notes for the 12th Summit of Central European Presidents in Zagreb

English Pages, 15. 10. 2005

1. I would like to express thanks to President Mesic and his country for the invitation as well as for the perfect organization of this gathering which I consider very important.

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President´s Address Delivered at the State Dinner on the Occasion of the State Visit of the President of Iraq

English Pages, 3. 10. 2005

Mr. President, Mrs. Hera Ibrahim Ahmed, Ladies and Gentlemen,

I am really glad I can welcome you here at the Prague Castle at the occasion of the first visit of the President of the democratic Republic of Iraq to our country.

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Opening Address at the International Bar Association Conference

English Pages, 26. 9. 2005

President Neate, distinguished participants to the Annual Conference of IBA, Ladies and Gentlemen,

it was my pleasure to learn, a couple of months ago, that your annual conference would take place this autumn in Prague, in the capital of the Czech Republic.

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Notes for the address by Václav Klaus, President of the Czech Republic, at the opening of the exhibition “Prague – the Crown of Bohemia, 1347 –1437”

English Pages, 20. 9. 2005

Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen,

I am really pleased to be here today and to have the privililege to open this beautiful exhibition, coorganized by the Prague Castle Administration and Metropolitan Museum in New York.

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Address delivered by the President of the Czech Republic in Israel

English Pages, 13. 9. 2005

Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen,

I would like to use this opportunity and to thank you for the invitation to visit your country as well as for the very friendly welcome I and my delegation received.

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Václav Klaus - Why Europe must reject centralisation

English Pages, 30. 8. 2005

(Financial Times version)

Citizens of the European Union were recently invited by their leaders to use the so-called “reflection period” for presenting views on the further course of European integration.

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