Vaclav Klaus

The accidental uprising: How 'corpse' killed Communism

For the past two decades, 17 November has been a national holiday in the Czech Republic. It is the day that marks the beginning of the Velvet Revolution of 1989 that brought down the Communist dictatorship which for 40 years...

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Peruvian, Czech presidents meet on ties

LIMA, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Peruvian President Alan Garcia Friday met his Czech counterpart Vaclav Klaus here to promote bilateral ties. During a ceremony at the Government Palace, Klaus expressed his hope that his visit would be...

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Peru and Czech Republic sign cooperation agreements

LivinginPeru.com Isabel Guerra Peru and the Czech Republic government signed today some agreements on investments, drug trafficking issues, and cooperation in culture, education, science and sports. Both governments commited to...

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Most Czechs dissatisfied with political situation - poll

S politickou situací je nespokojeno 87% lidí Prague - A total of 87 percent of Czechs are dissatisfied with the political situation in the country, according to a poll that STEM agency conducted earlier tis month and released...

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Support for Lisbon ratification goes up among Czechs in Oct - poll

Prague - The support for the EU Lisbon treaty among Czech citizens increased in October to 43 percent, with 12 percent expressing strong support for it, according to the latest CVVM poll released to CTK.

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The Velvet Revolution: Czech Students Look Back at What Their Forebears Started

The Czech Republic this week kicked off celebrations to mark the 20th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution. Back then, it was Czechoslovakian students who took the lead. Nowadays, the country's youth are ambivalent about...

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ODS congress not to replace leader despite criticism

ČTK The Civic Democrats'(ODS) 20th national congress will be a non-electoral as was planned although the media have published information about the dissatisfaction of some ODS members with party chairman Mirek Topolánek for...

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Klaus signs law raising 2009 budget deficit by CZK 14bn

ČTK The state budget deficit for 2009 will be raised by some CZK 14 billion to CZK 52 billion under a bill the Chamber of Deputies passed last week and President Václav Klaus signed into a law Wednesday.

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The Czech Republic is Strengthening its Position in Urals

The Czech Republic is developing new spheres of cooperation with the Urals regions. The collaboration may start in the sphere of medicine in addition to such traditional sectors as machine building, metallurgy, and energy....

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Open Letter to Climate Change Minister Nick Smith

From retired climate scientist Dr Gerrit van der Lingen, of Christchurch 16 October 2009 Dear Nick I am very disappointed about your actions in your global warming portfolio. You heard my two lectures on this subject at the...

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