Klaus.cz






Hlavní strana » English Pages


Czech Republic and the EU: The Marriage of Convenience, Not of Love

English Pages, 9. 11. 2004

When I was last time here, in San Francisco, six years ago, my country was still in the first decade of its post-communist era. We were still deeply involved in our, so-called transformation process. It is, therefore, not surprising that the title of the speech I delivered here then was “The Political Economy of Transition: The Czech Lesson”.

read more »

Address delivered by President Václav Klaus to the members of Diplomatic Corps on the occasion of the Czech National Day

English Pages, 28. 10. 2004

Today – on the 28th of October when we celebrate the Czech National Day – we commemorate the founding of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, a founding of a country that was free and democratic.

read more »

Problems of Reestablishing Freedom and Democracy in the EUropean Context

English Pages, 20. 10. 2004

It is a great honour, and pleasure, to be here to speak to you today and to receive such an important and valuable award from your University. I say that not as a conventional courtesy, it reflects my actual feelings.

read more »

European Problems and Their Non-Solutions

English Pages, 20. 10. 2004

When discussing Europe now, at the beginning of the 21th century, I must confess that I am more and more nervous. Both because of what the discussion contains and because of what it is missing.

read more »

European Unifications (Monetary and Other) and Current European Problems

English Pages, 19. 10. 2004

Vice-Chancellor Stringer, Ladies and Gentlemen,

thank you very much. It is a great honour and a great pleasure to be here in Edinburgh, in this beautiful city, and to receive such a highly important award from your University.

read more »

Letter of the President to Joanne Kathleen Rowling

English Pages, 28. 7. 2004

Dear Mrs Rowling

Thank you for your letter of June 14, 2004, in which, on the basis of one accidental, non-serious article in the British press, you objected to the use of so called net and cage beds for mentally handicapped children in the Czech Republic, and asked for a ban on their use.

read more »

Notes for the Independence Day Speech 2004

English Pages, 2. 7. 2004

Mr. Ambassador, Ladies and Gentlemen, dear American friends,

I feel honoured to be asked by the Ambassador of the United States, this time by Ambassador Cabaniss, to say a few words here on this very special occasion as a representative of the Czech Republic.

read more »

NATO and Today’s World: Istanbul speech

English Pages, 28. 6. 2004

Secretary General, distinguished colleagues, ladies and gentlemen,

we are meeting in a rather complicated international situation, which forces us to face new challenges, to solve new tasks, to fulfil new obligations.

read more »

Letter to George H. W. Bush, former President of the U.S.A.

English Pages, 8. 6. 2004

Dear Mr. President,

Allow me to be among those who would like to wish you - with full respect and high esteem a happy birthday. Above all, I wish you a good health and happiness in your private life. I know that you have always been very much concerned with the success and prosperity of the United States and so I wish you many reasons to be happy with whatever may come in the future of your great country.

read more »

Address of the President of the Czech Republic delivered on the Eve of the Accession of the Czech Republic to the European Union

English Pages, 30. 4. 2004

Dear guests, my fellow-citizens,

In a few hours we shall become witnesses of, as well as participants to, one of the most important events in the history of the Czech state. Speaking about history I mean those one thousand years of our existence, not only the relatively short period of our modern statehood since January 1st, 1993.

read more »

« newer | older articles »


Jdi na začátek dokumentu