Foreword by Václav Klaus to the CEP publication "Shall we say our Yes or No to the European Constitution"

English Pages, 6. 5. 2005

The European Constitution (or, perhaps more accurately, the Treaty Establishing a Constitution for Europe) is a text which is too long, too complicated and, for an ordinary mortal, insolvable. Though unread, unstudied and therefore, in essence, not understood, it will fundamentally affect the lives of the citizens of those countries of the European continent, for whom it will become their supreme constitutional document.

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Qatar Speech: Czech Experience with Radical Transformation of Society

English Pages, 9. 4. 2005

Ladies and Gentlemen,

It is a real pleasure to be – for the first time – in Qatar and to have a chance to address this very distinguished audience as President of the Czech Republic, as President of a friendly country, of a country, which wants to have extensive and fruitful relations with this part of the world.

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Letter of President Vaclav Klaus to Vaira Vike-Freiberga, President of the Republic of Latvia

English Pages, 14. 3. 2005

Dear Mrs President

I received your letter of January 24, 2005, in which – in connection with the forthcoming celebrations of the 60th Anniversary of the end of the Second World War and defeat of the Nazi Germany – you remind me of the consequent occupation of your country by the Soviet Union and the suffering, which this occupation had inflicted on your country.

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Jeddah Speech: Czech Experience with Taking-Off

English Pages, 20. 2. 2005

Ladies and Gentlemen,

It is a real pleasure for me to be for the first time in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to be able to attend this important gathering and to get the opportunity to address this very distinguished audience as President of the Czech Republic.

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Increasingly Sophisticated Technology and the Dangerous Dreams and Utopias of Our Times - Notes for the Microsoft conference in Prague

English Pages, 1. 2. 2005

Ladies and Gentlemen, Distinguished Guests,

thank you for inviting me to be here with you tonight and for giving me the opportunity to express my views on some of your topics. If I understand it correctly the topic of your important conference, which we are privileged to have here, in Prague, is “The Role of Information Technologies and of the Knowledge Economy in Public Administration”.

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President’s address delivered at the state dinner held for the President of Malta

English Pages, 18. 1. 2005

Distinguished President, Madame Fenech-Adami, Ladies and Gentlemen,

It is a great honour for me to welcome you at the Prague Castle on the occasion of your official visit to the Czech Republic. I truly appreciate your visit to our country and firmly believe it will further enhance our mutual relations and understanding.

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The Descartes Prizes 2004 - Opening speech by Václav Klaus

English Pages, 2. 12. 2004

Ladies and gentlemen,

it is a real pleasure for me to address this ceremonial gathering on the occasion of awarding the Descartes prize for excellence in scientific research and the Descartes prize for excellence in scientific communication.

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Integration or Unification of Europe: Notes for the Berlin Speech

English Pages, 20. 11. 2004

1. Europe, or to put it in a more proper way, the European Union, is – for most of us – our current main concern and preoccupation. It is so because it increasingly influences and determinates our lives, because it more and more constitutes the basic institutional framework for our existence, because it forces us to look more and more at what is going on in Brussels, and because it requires us to get rid of our old loyalties and to accept new ones.

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Notes for Fraser Institute Student Seminar: Moving to a Market Economy and the Difficulties of such a Transition

English Pages, 14. 11. 2004

I try to be consistent in my views. I looked, therefore, at the speech I gave here on the occasion of getting an honorary doctorate degree in February 1997.

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Czech Republic’s Transition, European Problems and the Fraser Institute

English Pages, 11. 11. 2004

I am really honored to be celebrating, together with the Fraser Institute, its 30th anniversary and to receive the Founders Award. I say that not as a conventional courtesy, it reflects my actual feelings.

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