President Vaclav Klaus

Vaclav Klaus Signs Lisbon Treaty, Ending Year-Long Stalemate

ft.com | Posted 11.03.2009 | World


Vaclav Klaus, Czech president, on Tuesday signed the Lisbon treaty, ending a year-long stalemate with his fellow EU leaders and bringing the new gover...

Czech Government Ousted For First Time In History; Another Economic Casualty

AP | KAREL JANICEK | Posted 04.24.2009 | World


PRAGUE — The Czech government collapsed Tuesday after losing a parliamentary no-confidence vote over its handling of the economic crisis. It wa...

Czech president compares EU to Soviet Union

AP | CONSTANT BRAND | Posted 03.22.2009 | World


BRUSSELS — The Czech Republic's leader has long been one of the most strident critics of the European Union, blasting the bloc with withering at...