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...

Remembering 1989, Diversity in Post-Communist Europe

Barry D. Wood | Posted 09.29.2009 | World


Barry D. Wood

Today, nearly 20 years after the Berlin Wall came down, freedom and diversity are the realities in post-communist Europe.

Climate Deniers Gather In Times Square

Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 04.09.2009 | Green


This week, more than 600 people have gathered in New York for the International Conference on Climate Change. But it may not be what you think -- it's...

Bush Won't Get To Keep The Gifts He Amassed While In Office

Washington Post | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics


As George W. Bush learned, there's an upside to being president: He amassed a dazzling array of gifts from foreign dignitaries. But there's a downsid...

New EU President: Climate Change Is A Myth

London Times | David Charter | Posted 02.03.2009 | Green


The European Union's new figurehead believes that climate change is a dangerous myth and has compared the union to a Communist state. The views of Pr...

Europe's Hopeful Over Obama -- But Fretful About Its Own New President

David Paul Appell | Posted 02.02.2009 | World


David Paul Appell

The Euro-presidency is admittedly a largely ceremonial job, and what can be accomplished in just six months is fairly limited. So why then should Americans care?

Sarkozy Attacks Czech Refusal To Fly EU Flag

Telegraph | Bruno Waterfield in Brussels | Posted 01.16.2009 | World


The French president sided with federalist Euro-MPs who are engaged in a bitter feud with Vaclav Klaus, the Czech president and a Eurosceptic. Seni...