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Czech president signs EU reform treaty

A charter designed to transform the 27 countries and half a billion people of the European Union into a more unified and powerful global player has passed its last major hurdle and looks set to become law within weeks.

Czech president compares EU to Soviet Union

The Czech Republic's leader has long been one of the most strident critics of the European Union, blasting the bloc with withering attacks at every opportunity. Now he has inherited the ideal pulpit to air his views: The EU presidency itself.

Vaclav Klaus Re-Elected Czech President

Czech President Vaclav Klaus won a second five-year term Friday when lawmakers chose him over a University of Michigan economics professor.

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EU reform treaty passes last test - agreement creates a President of Europe
Source: BBC News

The president of the Czech Republic, Vaclav Klaus, has signed the EU's Lisbon Treaty, the final step in the charter's ratification. The treaty was drawn up to streamline decision-making in the EU, and is a watered-down version of a draft EU constitution rejected four years ago.  …

Views from Czech Republic: Klaus: Radar withdrawal won't harm Czech-US relations
Source: praguemonitor.com

President Václav Klaus is convinced that the US decision to withdraw from the planned anti-missile radar on Czech soil does not mean a cooling of relations between the two countries, he said Thursday.

Don't endanger free markets, Czech president warns
Source: alertnet.org

Massive government spending and tighter regulation would prolong recession, Czech President Vaclav Klaus said on Monday, as he urged U.S.

Don't endanger free markets, Czech president warns
Source: alertnet.org

Massive government spending and tighter regulation would prolong recession, Czech President Vaclav Klaus said on Monday, as he urged U.S.

Czech president compares EU to Soviet Union
Source: Yahoo! News

The European Union has turned into an undemocratic and elitist project comparable to the Communist dictatorships of eastern Europe that forbade alternative thinking, Czech President Vaclav Klaus told the European Parliament on Thursday.

Czech president compares EU to Soviet Union
Source: International Herald Tribune

The Czech Republic's leader has long been one of the most strident critics of the European Union, blasting the bloc with withering attacks at every opportunity. Now he has inherited the ideal pulpit to air his views: The EU presidency itself.

Czech president of EU says bloc undemocratic
Source: International Herald Tribune

President Vaclav Klaus of the Czech Republic has long been one of the most strident critics of the European Union, making withering attacks at every opportunity. Now he has inherited the ideal pulpit to air his views: the EU presidency itself.

Greenpeace opens 'Peaceland' at U.S.-planned Czech radar base
Source: RIANovosti

Greenpeace activists protesting against a proposed U.S. missile defense radar in the Czech Republic declared the 'founding of a new state' called Peaceland on Monday.

Czech President Ready to Debate Gore on Climate Change
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Czech President Vaclav Klaus said Tuesday he is ready to debate Al Gore about global warming, as he presented the English version of his latest book that argues environmentalism poses a threat to basic human freedoms.

Vaclav Klaus Will Sign His Czech Presidential Oath With A $60,000 Pen

Prague - On Friday Vaclav Klaus will sign his second Czech presidential oath of office, this time with a limited edition pen that would carry a $60,000 price tag if it were actually for sale.

Newly Re-Elected Czech President Doesn't Favor Recognition of Kosovo's Independence

Prague - Recently re-elected Czech president Vaclav Klaus, in a Sunday talk show on the local TV station Prima, took a cool position towards the recognition of Kosovo, saying "The government determines foreign policy, but if I were to sit with the Minister for Foreign Affairs, th …

New Czech Presidential Elections Will Be Necessary

Prague - 2:45 p.m. After three rounds of voting by the Czech Parliament and Senate, neither Vaclav Klaus nor Jan Svejnar received the necessary votes according to the Czech constitution to be elected President. New elections should be held within the next ten days.

The Election Begins - Lawmakers Are Convening at the Castle

Prague - Congressmen and senators began to meet on Friday morning at the Prague Castle. At 10:00 a.m. they will begin to elect a president. They'll decide whether, for the next five years, Vaclav Klaus or Jan Svejnar will be sitting in the Castle.

Crafty, Contrary, Climate Skeptic: Czech President Klaus' Thirst for Power
Source: SPIEGEL ONLINE

Czech President Vaclav Klaus persistently denies climate change is caused by people and rails against the European Union. Even though his fellow Czechs don't share all of his views, his prospects for re-election on Feb. 8 are good.

Clashes at far-right Prague rally
Source: BBC News

There have been clashes in Prague between neo-Nazis and protesters trying to block their right-wing march.

Milan Kundera's prize stirs up emotive arguments in his home country
Source: news.sawf.org

The controversy was carried over to this week's awards ceremony -- which 78-year-old Kundera, who lives in France, did not attend for health reasons.

The Seeds of the Global Warming Police State
Source: RealClearPolitics

Czech President Vaclav Klaus, drawing on his memories of Soviet oppression, recently declared that the global warming hysteria had replaced Communism as "the biggest threat to freedom, democracy, the market economy, and prosperity."

Czech president responds to Congress
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Czech President Vaclav Klaus responds to the wild-eyed claims and allegations made by The Goracle and others.

Global Warming is a Myth and Gore is not a sane man
Source: Drudge Report

Czech president Vaclav Klaus has criticized the UN panel on global warming, claiming that it was a political authority without any scientific basis. From what I have found, this is the highest political figure in the world that has called global warming a myth. It's not my idea.

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