Václav Klaus news

Czech President for closure of embassies in small EU countries

Czech President Vaclav Klaus said he can see no reason for the existence of Czech embassies in a number of small EU countries, saying the Union is no longer foreign in the standard sense of the word, at a meeting with Czech ambassadors today.

www.topix.net | 9/1/10 8:32 PM
Klaus praises Latvia's successful coping with crisis

The Czech Republic appreciates the way Latvia has coped with the serious economic crisis that hit it mainly last year, Czech President Vaclav Klaus told journalists after meeting his Latvian counterpart Valdis Zatlers.

www.topix.net | 8/31/10 12:30 PM
President considers high cuts in his pay slightly funny

Domazlice, West Bohemia, Prague, Aug 14 - Czech President Vaclav Klaus considers the government-planned budget cuts necessary, but it seems slightly funny to him that he will pay for them the dearest price of all constitutional officials, he told Mlada fronta Dnes Saturday, iDnes.cz server reports.

www.topix.net | 8/16/10 8:20 PM
Czech, Polish presidents meet on Sn

Pec pod Snezkou, East Bohemia, Aug 10 - Czech President Vaclav Klaus met his Polish counterpart Bronislaw Komorowski on Snezka , the highest mountain in the Czech Republic, yesterday.

www.topix.net | 8/11/10 7:47 AM
Ritschelova appointed head of Czech Statistical Office

President Vaclav Klaus appointed Iva Ritschelova, 46, Rector of J. E. Purkyne University in Usti nad Labem, north Bohemia, chairwoman of the Czech Statistical Office at Prague Castle yesterday.

www.topix.net | 7/28/10 4:43 PM
New Czech Government Sworn In
Czech President Vaclav Klaus on Tuesday swore in the reform-minded government of Prime Minister Petr Necas, ending the country's longest period without a proper cabinet. online.wsj.com | 7/13/10 7:16 PM
New Czech Government Sworn In
Czech President Vaclav Klaus on Tuesday swore in the reform-minded government of Prime Minister Petr Necas, ending the country's longest period without a proper cabinet. online.wsj.com | 7/13/10 7:16 PM
Czech republic embraces new cabinet
The Czech Republic embraced Tuesday a new center-right cabinet headed by Prime Minister Petr Necas after the nation had been ruled by a caretaker government since the last coalition government lost a confidence vote in March 2009. In a ceremony Tuesday, Czech President Vaclav Klaus urged the new government to make reforms. Necas, leader of the Civic Democrats, has pledged to cut the budget gap, from 5.9 percent of GDP last year to 3 percent by 2013. The coalition government comprises th ... english.people.com.cn | 7/13/10 5:44 PM
Klaus congratulates Komorowski on victory

Czech President Vaclav Klaus Monday congratulated Bronislaw Komorowski on his election as Polish president and invited him to an official visit to the Czech Republic.

www.topix.net | 7/8/10 10:27 AM
Schwarzenberg counts with continuity of Czech foreign policy

Karel Schwarzenberg , proposed for new Czech foreign minister, said Wednesday he counts with continuity of Czech diplomacy just as President Vaclav Klaus, Schwarzenberg told CTK Wednesday.

www.topix.net | 7/2/10 2:43 AM
Czech Republic President receives UAE Ambassador's credential papers

HH Vaclav Klaus, Czech Republic President has received the credential papers of Mohammed Hamad Omran Al Shamsi, UAE Ambassador to Austria and Hungary as UAE Non Resident Ambassador Extraordinary to the Czech Republic.

www.topix.net | 7/1/10 2:14 PM
Klaus opens von Aachen exhibit at Prague Castle

Czech President Vaclav Klaus opened an international touring exhibition of German mannerist artist Hans von Aachen at Prague Castle, the presidential seat, Tuesday.

www.topix.net | 6/30/10 7:47 AM
Conservative named new Czech premier

President Vaclav Klaus appointed a conservative leader yesterday to become the Czech Republic's new prime minister.

www.topix.net | 6/29/10 11:47 AM
11:41 Czech president appoints new PM

Czech President Vaclav Klaus has appointed a conservative leader to become the country's new prime minister.

www.topix.net | 6/28/10 2:08 PM
Czech president appoints new PM
Czech President Vaclav Klaus appoints centre-right Civic Democrat Petr Necas as the country's new prime minister. news.bbc.co.uk | 6/28/10 1:24 PM
Necas appointed Czech PM  
The Czech President Vaclav Klaus has appointed Petr Necas as prime minister.   The right-wing Civic Democrat leader has been officially sworn-in to… www.euronews.net | 6/28/10 12:24 PM
Czech Republic appoints new, conservative prime minister
Czech President Vaclav Klaus has appointed Petr Necas, the leader of a major conservative party, as the country's new prime minister. Necas will lead a center-right coalition that... feedproxy.google.com | 6/28/10 11:40 AM
Czech Republic appoints new, conservative prime minister
Czech President Vaclav Klaus has appointed Petr Necas, the leader of a major conservative party, as the country's new prime minister. Necas will lead a center-right coalition that... feedproxy.google.com | 6/28/10 11:26 AM
Czech Republic appoints new, conservative prime minister
Czech President Vaclav Klaus has appointed Petr Necas, the leader of a major conservative party, as the country's new prime minister. Necas will lead a center-right coalition that... feedproxy.google.com | 6/28/10 11:23 AM
Czech Republic appoints new, conservative prime minister
Czech President Vaclav Klaus has appointed Petr Necas, the leader of a major conservative party, as the country's new prime minister. Necas will lead a center-right coalition that... feedproxy.google.com | 6/28/10 11:19 AM
Czech Republic appoints new, conservative prime minister
Czech President Vaclav Klaus has appointed Petr Necas, the leader of a major conservative party, as the country's new prime minister. Necas will lead a center-right coalition that... feedproxy.google.com | 6/28/10 11:17 AM
New Czech Premier Appointed
Czech President Vaclav Klaus appointed Petr Necas as the country's new prime minister. online.wsj.com | 6/28/10 9:43 AM
Necas named as Czech PM
Czech President Vaclav Klaus named Petr Necas as the country's new prime minister on Monday and empowered him to form a government. Petr Necas, leader of the Civic Democratic Party, will line the government up with two new coalition parties TOP 09 and Public Affairs. These three parties together won a majority of seats in the lower house of parliament during the May elections. &$ &$Source: Xinhua&$ &$ ... english.people.com.cn | 6/28/10 4:35 AM
New Czech PM named

Czech Republic President Vaclav Klaus has announced on television the appointment of Petr Necas as the country's next prime minister.

www.topix.net | 6/28/10 4:09 AM
CZECH REPUBLIC: President Klaus to name new prime minister
Czech President Vaclav Klaus (pictured) is set to appoint Petr Necas to lead a three-party, centre-right coalition government that would boast of the strongest parliamentary majority in a decade. www.france24.com | 6/27/10 12:48 PM
Necas to be named new Czech PM

Petr Necas, head of Civic Democratic Party , was to be named by President Vaclav Klaus as the new prime minister of the Czech Republic on Monday, local media reported.

www.topix.net | 6/27/10 11:30 AM
President Klaus to name new prime minister
Czech President Vaclav Klaus pictured is set to appoint Petr Necas to lead a three-party, centre-right coalition government that would boast of the strongest parliamentary majority in a... feedproxy.google.com | 6/27/10 5:19 AM
President Klaus to name new prime minister
Czech President Vaclav Klaus pictured is set to appoint Petr Necas to lead a three-party, centre-right coalition government that would boast of the strongest parliamentary majority in a... feedproxy.google.com | 6/27/10 5:19 AM
President Klaus to name new prime minister
Czech President Vaclav Klaus pictured is set to appoint Petr Necas to lead a three-party, centre-right coalition government that would boast of the strongest parliamentary majority in a... feedproxy.google.com | 6/27/10 5:19 AM
President Klaus to name new prime minister
Czech President Vaclav Klaus pictured is set to appoint Petr Necas to lead a three-party, centre-right coalition government that would boast of the strongest parliamentary majority in a... feedproxy.google.com | 6/27/10 5:19 AM
President Klaus to name new prime minister
Czech President Vaclav Klaus pictured is set to appoint Petr Necas to lead a three-party, centre-right coalition government that would boast of the strongest parliamentary majority in a... feedproxy.google.com | 6/27/10 5:19 AM
Czech government quits
Czech Prime Minister Jan Fischer on Friday handed his government's resignation to President Vaclav Klaus. The government will remain in control until a new one is approved by the parliament, but Fischer told the press Friday his administration would simply act in a caretaker role and would not introduce new programs. Klaus said Fischer's government was successful and popular with the public. Fischer is now expected to become a vice-president of the European Bank for Reconstruction and D ... english.people.com.cn | 6/25/10 5:20 PM
Govt proposes rector Ritschelov for Statistical Office head

The Czech outgoing government Monday proposed that President Vaclav Klaus appoint Iva Ritschelova, now rector of the Usti nad Labem university, as Czech Statistical Office chairwoman, Prime Minister Jan Fisher said adding he consulted the nomination with Klaus.

www.topix.net | 6/23/10 6:15 AM
Czech President On Visit to Macedonia

The president of the Czech Republic, Vaclav Klaus, began an official visit to Macedonia today.

www.topix.net | 6/21/10 12:50 PM
Petr Necas elected chairman of Czech Civic Democratic Party
Petr Necas was elected on Sunday as the head of Civic Democratic Party (ODS), party that is expected to lead the future government of Czech Republic. At the congress of the ODS, he got very strong support, with 538 out 617 delegates voting for him in a secret ballot. Necas becomes the third chairman of ODS after Vaclav Klaus and Mirek Topolanek.&$ &$Source: Xinhua&$ &$ ... english.people.com.cn | 6/20/10 8:01 AM
Ne as to remain ODS leader in spite of election defeat

Petr Necas, 45, current acting leader of the Czech Civic Democratic Party , will be almost certainly elected the party chairman at the forthcoming congress to be held in Prague on June 19-20, after President Vaclav Klaus assigned him to form a new cabinet.

www.topix.net | 6/17/10 4:55 PM
Czech Republic to support India's bid for United Nations seat

Vice-President Hamid Ansari with Czech President Vaclav Klaus before a delegation-level meeting in Prague Castle in Prague on Monday.

www.topix.net | 6/7/10 10:16 PM
Czech Republic supports India's bid for UNSC permanent seat
This was conveyed by president Vaclav Klaus to visiting vice-president Hamid Ansari during their 30-minute bilateral meeting held in Prague. www.dnaindia.com | 6/7/10 12:54 PM
Hungarian unity law downgrades Trianon - Czech President, PM

Prague - The Hungarian law on national unity downgrades the Trianon treaty, Czech President Vaclav Klaus and Prime Minister Jan Fischer said today.

www.topix.net | 6/5/10 8:08 AM
World Briefing | Europe: Czech Republic: Talks Toward a New Government
President Vaclav Klaus on Friday asked the leader of the center-right Civic Democrat party, Petr Necas, to lead talks on forming the next government

www.nytimes.com | 6/5/10 3:31 AM
Hungarian unity law downgrades Trianon - Czech President, PM

Prague - The Hungarian law on national unity downgrades the Trianon treaty, Czech President Vaclav Klaus and Prime Minister Jan Fischer said today.

www.topix.net | 6/4/10 8:53 PM
Czech president asks party leader to lead coalition formation talks
President Vaclav Klaus on Friday asked the leader of the right-wing Civic Democratic Party to lead talks on forming the next government after center-right parties won a decisive victory in elections last weekend. The move came after Civic Democrats (ODS) leader Petr Necas informed Klaus of plans to form a government with the conservative TOP09 and centrist Public Affairs parties. The trio won a combined 118 seats in the 200-member lower house, which could give it the largest majority of any g ... english.people.com.cn | 6/4/10 7:55 PM
Czech president asks conservative leader to form gov't
&$ &$Former Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek and Petr Necas (R) speak to the media during the news conference in Prague March 25, 2010. (Xinhua/Reuters File Photo)&$&$ Czech President Vaclav Klaus on Friday asked Petr Necas, leader of the right-wing Civic Democrats, to lead talks on forming a majority government with two other parties. The move came after Necas informed the president of a plan to form a coa ... english.people.com.cn | 6/4/10 6:55 AM
Center-right party to lead talks to form new Czech coalition
Czech President Vaclav Klaus has asked the leader of the center-right Civic Democrats to head talks with two other conservative parties aimed at forming the new government. feedproxy.google.com | 6/4/10 5:01 AM
President decides new lower house' s term starts 11 June

Czech President Vaclav Klaus Tuesday decided that the new Chamber of Deputies' term would officially start on June 11, but it is not known when the constituent session will be held, Klaus's spokesman Radim Ochvat told CTK.

www.topix.net | 6/3/10 12:08 AM
'The Euro Zone Has Failed'
Václav Klaus, president of the Czech Republic, writes about the costs of the European single currency. online.wsj.com | 6/2/10 8:51 AM
Czech Republic President says 'The Euro Zone Has Failed'

Has the Euro Zone "project" been a success or a failure? Vaclav Klaus, president of Czech Republic makes a solid case 'The Euro Zone Has Failed' As a long-standing critic of the idea of a European single currency, I have not rejoiced at the current problems in the euro zone because their consequences could be serious for all of us in Europe - for ...

www.topix.net | 6/2/10 4:15 AM
'The Euro Zone Has Failed'
Václav Klaus, president of the Czech Republic, writes about the costs of the European single currency. online.wsj.com | 6/1/10 5:39 PM
Timeline: Czech Republic

A chronology of key events 1993 January - Vaclav Havel elected president of the Czech Republic following Czechoslovakia's "velvet divorce". Vaclav Klaus of the Civic Democratic Party carries on as prime minister with the privatisation of the public sector as his top priority.

www.topix.net | 5/30/10 11:11 AM
Czechs Vote In Parliamentary Elections

Czech President Vaclav Klaus answers questions as he leaves a polling station in Prague.

www.topix.net | 5/29/10 11:33 AM