Speech of Prime Minister Václav Klaus given during the official dinner hosted by the Prime Minister of Canada

English Pages, 20. 2. 1997

Mr. Prime Minister, Mrs. Chrétien, Distinguished Guests, Ladies & Gentlemen,

I wish to use this opportunity to thank you for your warm welcome and hospitality. I am very happy that I was able to accept your kind invitation to visit your beautiful country, to meet with the top political representatives of Canada - with you, Mr. Prime Minister, at first place - and to contribute to the Czech - Canadian contacts which have been successfully developing over the past few years.

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Notes for Davos: EUROPE 2007

English Pages, 1. 2. 1997

The shape of Europe in the year 2007 will depend crucially on the following three mutually intertwined, interconnected developments:

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The speech of the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Václav Klaus at the EU Summit in Dublin

English Pages, 14. 12. 1996

Dear Mr. Prime Minister, Dear Colleagues, Distinguished Guests,

I am glad that the tradition of meetings between the Heads of states and of governments of the European Union and associated countries continues successfully here, in Dublin, the Irish Republic. I wish to express my gratitude to Prime Minister Bruton for inviting us to attend this summit.

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The speech of the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Václav Klaus at the OSCE Summit

English Pages, 2. 12. 1996

Mr. Chairman, Heads of States, Heads of Governments, Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear Friends,

Thank you for giving me the opportunity to address this meeting. I have to start with saying that, unfortunately, the President of the Czech Republic, Mr. Václav Havel, is at this very moment, undergoing a surgery and therefore cannot be here with us today. I would like to pass to all of you his best personal regards.

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Notes for the speech of Prime Minister Václav Klaus at the CEI Summit

English Pages, 9. 11. 1996

Mr. Chairman, Distinguished Colleagues,

It is my pleasure to have a chance again to meet - in a group of now 16 countries already - and to have the opportunity to exchange views on various topics of common interest.

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European Monetary Union and Its Systemic and Fiscal Consequences

English Pages, 30. 9. 1996

European Monetary Union - as a distinct political, and therefore not only purely economic project - has at present become one of the dominant political goals of the European integration process and will, undoubtedly, remain in this position for a long time.

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The Czech Republic and a Secure Europe

English Pages, 30. 9. 1996

I am a little bit unsure to talk to this distinguished audience and to make strong statements about strategic issues which you all expect from me here.

One has to start with making one’s implicit assumptions explicit. I am always puzzled whenever I hear self-assured statements about fundamental global strategic issues without explicit analysis of the behavior of individual players of the game or statements based on false assumptions, on obsolete ideas of the world.

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Economic Transformation of the Czech Republic: The Challenges that Remain

English Pages, 29. 9. 1996

In the last couple of years I made several attempts to discuss - in a more theoretical way - the transformation of a former communist country into a free society and a market economy. My texts were widely published and discussed, both at home and abroad.

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The Present Stage of the Czech Transformation: After the Surgery, Before Full Recuperation

English Pages, 27. 9. 1996

Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen,

I have been asked to say something about the present stage of the Czech tranformation. To put it briefly, I think I may use a simple analogy: after the surgery, before full recuperation. In all its simplicity, it reflects something very important.

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The Czech Republic in Europe at the Turn of the Century

English Pages, 26. 9. 1996

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Thank you for inviting me to come here and for giving me the opportunity to share with you some of my ideas about my country, about the post-communist world, and, implicitly, about Europe and your country as well. I will of course use my experience, both from the communist era and from the transition years as my main perspective.

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